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Title: Medal card - translation
Post by: suttontrust on Saturday 23 July 05 12:48 BST (UK)

Could some knowledgable please translate the attached medal card.

Title: Re: Medal card - translation
Post by: manmack on Saturday 23 July 05 13:22 BST (UK)

hello s t,here goes
private harry wilson taylor
No6644
20th battalion
royal fusiliers
then transferred to the royal engineers,he must have done this in 1915,because his 1914/15 star was issued to him while he was in the engineers.
then he transferred to the royal flying corps with the rank of lieutenant,later on in april 1918,the RFC changed and became the RAF,his war+ victory medals were reissued to th RAF.
his number in the engineers was 254532
he landed in france on 15-11-1915
commissioned 4-12-17
the rest is war office dept numbers.
mack

Title: Re: Medal card - translation
Post by: suttontrust on Saturday 23 July 05 14:59 BST (UK)

Thanks very much.  Thank goodness for expertise!

Title: Re: Medal card - translation
Post by: manmack on Saturday 23 July 05 23:39 BST (UK)

S T you are very welcome,glad to help,if you ever go to the n/a,take the card with you,the inter dept ref numbers on it are the books and pages that you will find ref to him,the staff will know exactly which one,mack