WW1

[crunchie02]

found some info today on a newly purchased cert ,thomas edward price in dec 1916 was a private 11815 South Wales Borderers  (coal mine deputy) this information was on his son birth cert who was born in huddersfield to nora emilie smith  who he was not married to but they put price on the certificate

thanks to anyone who helps me

[gortonboy]

hi,,,you could download his medal card from the national archives site..it costs 2 quid,,,it wont tell you much,,,but it will tell you what service medals he was awarded.

Description Medal card of Price, Thomas
Corps Regiment No Rank
South Wales Borderers 11815 Private
 
Date 1914-1920
Catalogue reference WO 372/16 
Dept Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies
Series War Office: Service Medal and Award Rolls Index, First World War
Piece Pickering S R - Ridley C
Image contains 1 medal card of many for this collection

[gortonboy]

Most of the soldiers who served with the British Army in WW1 qualified for campaign medals:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/medals.asp

Interpreting the medal cards:

http://www.1914-1918.net/grandad/mic.htm

[forester]

An interesting man, with a very interesting medal index card.

A pre-war regular by the looks of it. He went overseas 20th Sept 1914 and was awarded 1914 Star. Also awarded British War and Victory medals.

Forfeited his entitlement due to Desertion 3/3/16, but had them restored. (Star was not restored until 1924)

Address: 78 Bradley Lane, Bradley, Huddersfield.

Phil

[forester]

Correction, he was actually a Special Reservist.

His service record survives.

Phil

[crunchie02]

I dont know how you managed to find this information but thank you a hundred times your amazing ,this whole case is amazing with lots of unturned stones but due to some of them being in wales there are a few hickups.
Now I will try and get the records card you suggested but can you tell me any information about the regiment he was in ? You say he deserted? do you think i would have a chance of getting his army records? I can not put the story in print for all to read as i do not think it totally fair but if you are interested i will try and find out how to send it you via email which my help fit a few pieces into the jigsaw, he had a son born dec 1916 at that address and that is where we got the army information

[forester]

Val,

I've got your PMs and to save anyone else doubling up, I will sort out the info from his service record tonight, all being well.

Phil

[Kira]

The National Archives state on the WW1 Medal Index Cards 'Piece Hampton D Holland E ' on many soldiers cards
Does anyone know what that means?
I emailed the NA and their answer...The detail you mention may be the range of names on the document....not very helpful to me
Thanks in advance!
Kira

[jds1949]

the National Archives organise their [our] records in "pieces" - each piece has a reference code and a title. "Piece Hampton D to Holland E" is the title of that piece and it means it contains all of the records [medal cards in this instance] relating to men whose names in alphabetical order run from D. Hampton to E. Holland. If you are looking for David Hampton - his card would be in there - if you were looking for Albert Hampton it wouldn't - it would be in the piece immediately preceding.

Hope that helps,

jds1949

[Kira]

Many thanks for that jds1949. My brain was on a mind set of operations that perhaps had dealings within Europe during WW1.
Kira