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« on: Wednesday 10 June 09 14:44 BST (UK) »
more info on my grandfather william duffy, on his discarge book the serial num is 189. also is says the following---- expoy.force.france 9/2/1915 to 12/5/1915. expoy.force.medina 25/11/1915 to 17/5/1916.  discarge signed colonel comanding no.11. district. he did not do army reserve . his pension id num-13/md/2219. medal card rank =p6. not sure what tha p6 means????????? dave...........

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« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 10 June 09 20:59 BST (UK) »
Quote from: will1890 on Wednesday 10 June 09 14:44 BST (UK)
expoy.force.france 9/2/1915 to 12/5/1915. expoy.force.medina 25/11/1915 to 17/5/1916. 

Possibly wounded with the 2/RDF near Moustrap Farm, sent to UK for treatment and then transferred upon recovery to either the 6th or 7th bns who were serving as part of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in Salonika by November?

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« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 10 June 09 21:10 BST (UK) »
In the word 'expoy', could the o be a d?, short for expeDitionary'.

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« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 16 June 09 12:52 BST (UK) »
doesnt say he was wounded all i found out is he was discarged due 2 sickness. i no he went 2 medina late 1915 , betwen may 1915 and october theres no info at all,

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« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 16 June 09 15:21 BST (UK) »
Quote from: will1890 on Tuesday 16 June 09 12:52 BST (UK)
doesnt say he was wounded all i found out is he was discarged due 2 sickness. i no he went 2 medina late 1915 , betwen may 1915 and october theres no info at all,

that's why I said "possibly"...but there's got to be some reason for a transfer between battalions in 1915 - maybe nothing to do with his discharge.

He certainly wouldn't have gone to Medina with the RDF though (and he definately wouldn't have been there in 1915 unless he was in the Turkish Army!). It'll be "Mediteranean Expeditionary Force" (ie "Medtn Exp.Force" that you are reading as "Medina" - no "Expeditionary Force" was ever named (or sent to) "Medina")

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« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 16 June 09 15:28 BST (UK) »
i tink wht ahppend when my gf went 2 france 9/2/1915 his discharge book says he was there til 12/5/1915 then its sum were else 25/11/1915 salonika .i tink ,hard 2 make out what it says. as far as i no in france 1915 my gf unit came under gas attack and mostly wiped out mayb then he had 2 change battalion

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« Reply #6 on: Monday 22 June 09 12:33 BST (UK) »
on my grandfathers discharge book it says expoy.force.MEDITNA. not medina as first thought , my uncle couldnt make out the T, 
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