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Disembodied?
« on: Saturday 21 January 17 20:32 GMT (UK) »
Hi
     I just found my great grannies elder brother joined the KOYLI in 1900 but he was at home in the 1901 census working as an engineer.
His service record says embodied July 1900 disembodied October 1900 then embodied May 1901 disembodied April 1902, what does that mean please? Also he was paid special war gratuity in May 1902 so I thought he had been in the Boer War but his overseas service only says Malta June 1901 to April 1902. He was discharged as time expired in 1906
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Re: Disembodied?
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 21 January 17 20:46 GMT (UK) »
There was a similar query in 2007? ;D

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=211169.0
See reply #4 on that thread.
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Re: Disembodied?
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Re: Disembodied?
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 21 January 17 21:56 GMT (UK) »
Thank you for the information, I didn't think he was a territorial as he was in  3rd battalion KOYLI  I will have another look at his papers.
They are stamped Present 1903,1904 &1905.
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Re: Disembodied?
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 21 January 17 22:00 GMT (UK) »
Militia service Records!
I must have been blind not to spot that.
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Re: Disembodied?
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 22 January 17 00:59 GMT (UK) »
Hi Glyn

The 2007 answers are confusing. Embodiment applies to any part-time units, Militia or Volunteer, being made full-time at a time of General Mobilization. After disembodiment the unit went part-time again. They were only discharged if their six or four year enlistment was up.

You should check the medal roll for the Queens Mediterranean Medal on Ancestry. This was awarded to men sent to Malta etc to allow a Regular battalion to be sent to South Africa. So he recieved the same war gratuity as a Militiaman embodied and sent to South Africa.

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« Reply #6 on: Sunday 22 January 17 10:19 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Ken
His record says. Awards Mediterranean so that explains all.
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Re: Disembodied?
« Reply #7 on: Monday 23 January 17 07:59 GMT (UK) »
From Wiki

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Approximately 5000 of the Queen's Mediterranean Medal were awarded in total. They were issued to the Third Battalions of the: Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, Royal Fusiliers, West Yorks, Royal North Lancs., Royal West Kent, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and the Seaforth Highlanders.

So rare compared to the 350,000 or so QSAs awarded.

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