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Title: medal index card.
Post by: noxas on Thursday 20 September 18 19:29 BST (UK)
Hi all,
i am trying to locate a first world war medal card for Harold Stewart Bartlett, served in the Bedfordshire Yeomanry, ref. no 919. Any help would be much appreciated.
Diarmuid.
Title: Re: medal index card.
Post by: KGarrad on Thursday 20 September 18 19:43 BST (UK)
It's available on Ancestry ;D

If you don't have a subscription, maybe your local library offers free access to Ancestry?
Title: Re: medal index card.
Post by: MaxD on Thursday 20 September 18 19:46 BST (UK)
Or download from National Archives for £3.50

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D1210129

MaxD

PS  There are service records for him on Findmypast.

Title: Re: medal index card.
Post by: philipsearching on Thursday 20 September 18 22:45 BST (UK)
pm sent

Service numbers on the card:
523311 RE
919 Bedf Yeo
30171 R R of Cav
523311 RE

Card stamped T.P.WAR.R.E.TPM3 (no idea what that means!)
VM and BWM - no Star, so not posted on active service until after 1915.

Philip
Title: Re: medal index card.
Post by: MaxD on Friday 21 September 18 09:42 BST (UK)
The TP in the stamp is actually TF (Territorial Force) and looks as if it refers to his additional service in 1919 with the Royal Engineers.  Whatever, it is an administrative stamp of no real significance.

MaxD
Title: Re: medal index card.
Post by: philipsearching on Friday 21 September 18 10:25 BST (UK)
Quote from: MaxD on Friday 21 September 18 09:42 BST (UK)
The TP in the stamp is actually TF (Territorial Force) and looks as if it refers to his additional service in 1919 with the Royal Engineers.  Whatever, it is an administrative stamp of no real significance.

MaxD

Methinks 'tis time for me to get a bigger computer screen or new glasses!  TF it is.

Philip
Title: Re: medal index card.
Post by: MaxD on Friday 21 September 18 11:20 BST (UK)
It was one of those records passed through the "Make it difficult for our descendants" department in the War Office, see a lot of those  :)
Title: Re: medal index card.
Post by: noxas on Sunday 23 September 18 16:51 BST (UK)
Hi all.
Thank you for the help on where i can get the information that I have been looking for.
Regards Diarmuid.