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Offline jeanburton

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lookup medal roll please
« on: Wednesday 24 February 10 16:37 GMT (UK) »
If someone is going to Kew would they please look at the medal rolls for me.  I wish to know what battallions my grandfather served with and the dates.

He was wounded and survived.  I would like to see the war diaries to try to find out where he was and what happened
Thanks Jean
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Randall Burntwood Staffordshire
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Re: lookup medal roll please
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 25 February 10 11:57 GMT (UK) »
Hello Jean I've modded your post a bit, so as it is in keeping with RC copyright rules, and so as no one gets confused betwixt "roles" and "rolls"

As he was a SWB recipient, have you checked on Anpestry for his pension records???

This should give you all the int you seek  ;)
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Re: lookup medal roll please
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 27 February 10 23:23 GMT (UK) »
I have looked on ancestry and no pension records are listed.  I don't know why because his injuries took  a long time to heal.  From what my father said he was in and out of hospital and he can remember him doing fretwork to get his hand moving again.
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Re: lookup medal roll please
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 28 February 10 01:46 GMT (UK) »
Have you tried searching using his MGC Regt number rather than his name??
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Re: lookup medal roll please
« Reply #4 on: Monday 29 March 10 16:03 BST (UK) »
Can you please tell me how to do that
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Re: lookup medal roll please
« Reply #5 on: Monday 29 March 10 16:16 BST (UK) »
Its OK I managed it but unfortunatley no matches where found.
Bannister Derby Burton on Trent
Borrington Derby
Orme Litchfield
Randall Burntwood Staffordshire
Berrisford Derby