Lille oct.1914

[kayla0609]

Would you many thanks.

11491 Pte F.Murphy  DLI.

[kayla0609]

His name was Francis but went by the name of Frank sometimes.

[MaxD]

I think you have the three lists.  What can be squeezed for them is that the first was compiled in Feb 1915 and the second in 1918, both say he was in Hameln (Hamelin) which suggests he stayed in the same camp throughout.  The third is the York Record Office which looks after the DLI confriming he was in Holland awaiting repatriation.

 Pictures here: https://www.europeana.eu/portal/fr/record/2020601/contributions_1734.html

Here is a (machine) translation of a description of the camp from a local Hamelin history site.
http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?ref=SERP&br=ro&mkt=en-GB&dl=en&lp=DE_EN&a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.geschichte-hameln.de%2fersterwkhm%2fartikel%2fdwz03.php

MaxD

[kayla0609]

Many thanks for these make interesting reading.

Maybe now I can find out more about Francis Murphy such as his enlisting etc.

[MaxD]

His service record looks to have been among the many thousands lost to bombing in WW2.  However, his service number and battalion show that he had enlisted as a regular soldier between August 1912 and January 1913.  He went to France on 8 September 1914, 2nd Battalion DLI were among the earliest troops to go at the outbreak of war.
Only his medal card and medal roll entries survive.

MaxD

[kayla0609]

Would I be able to get his medals from WW1

[kayla0609]

So many thanks for all this info you have given me.

[MaxD]

His medals would have been sent to him after the war.  His entitlement was to the 1914 Star, the British War and Victory Medals.  He applied for the Clasp and Rose addition to the 1914 Star in 1933  which suggests that the medals were in his (or the family's) possession then.  The medals were engraved.

The Ministry of Defence do not replace medals already issued (unless they were returned to MOD for some reason - there is no record of that on his card).

Possible avenues:

I have seen this thread about the Medals Reunited Project on Roots, I have no experience of it but you may wish to read it. http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=544950.36
EBay have medals, put his name in with the search.
Others may have suggestions.

All else fails, you can get replica medal from a number of reputable medal suppliers.

Good luck!

MaxD

[kayla0609]

Thank you will definitely do that.

Thank you for all your help.