Rank of a soilder

[foggyjano]

 Albert Thomas who is in uniform won a commodation for saving a soilders life in dead mans land.  We are not sure what medal it was we think it is the one lesser than the Victory Cross ( the man he saved got that one),

Can anyone tell what rank Albert is by his uniform, I know he was in the Lancashire Fusilers but that is all we know.

I am hoping if i find what rank he was i will be able to trace some info about his army days

[ELLinSpain]

Hello

Have you tried looking at the "medals" page on the National Archives (online, searchable) ?

[themonsstar]

The soldier in the pic is a Lance Corporal (L/Cpl) a Commendation does not mean you automatically get a medal, it means he got a pace of paper saying well done.

As for Victory Cross, do you mean Victoria Cross.

[liverpool annie]

Hi foggyjano !

There's 7 Albert Thomas' who served with the Lancashire Fusiliers !! but none are L/Cpl 

The good news is ... that if you order one - there are 6 cards on a sheet - so you'll probably get them all for 3 pounds 50 

The bad news is .... there's 7 of them !! 

http://www.rootschat.com/links/017t/

Annie 

[foggyjano]

Thanks for your replies, he defo got a medal, but it is in the usa, and a piece of paper... Cant get in touch with the person in the usa and the person who has the "piece of paper" is very poorly so i dont like to mither him....

I was thinking that i might get some info from the various sites on the
Lancashire Fusiliers rather than national archives, but i didnt know what rank he was to start looking..

I also know he recruited men into the army but we think he might have done that in the 2nd world war...

Thanks I will look on the Lancashire Fusiliers for lance corporals, it might of meant he was not a lance corporal when he got his commodaiton.

Sorry about the wrong medal Victoria Cross, I suffer from an illness that makes me get my words mixed up alot..lol.. you should try working with it some days...lol

[Wendi]

Hi foggy

Is he a relative? I was wondering if it was possible to date the photo, perhaps by the ages of the children?

Wendi 

[foggyjano]

Hi Wendy,

yes they are gt gt grandparents.  The little boy stood up was born March 1908, the other children were born approx 1910 and 1912 and the baby was born around 1914, but i cannot confirm which month.

Thanks for replying

Jan

[foggyjano]

Hi foggyjano !

There's 7 Albert Thomas' who served with the Lancashire Fusiliers !! but none are L/Cpl 

The good news is ... that if you order one - there are 6 cards on a sheet - so you'll probably get them all for 3 pounds 50 

The bad news is .... there's 7 of them !! 

http://www.rootschat.com/links/017t/

Annie 

God, I am really embarrassed , his name is Albert Smith not Thomas... I really was foggy that day, I cannot believe how stupid I am writing the wrong name.... note for future do not come on pc when foggybrain....
hence foggyjano!!!