WWI Medal Roll Cards

[dinkey]

Further information on the above topic


As promised, the official word on the possible destruction of the backs
of WWI medal roll cards is at
http://www.documentsonline.nationalarchives.gov.uk/medals.asp#originals.

This statement from the TNA basically says there are very few medal
cards that have information on the back, they can't afford to look
through all of them and find the few that do have information in order
to digitise them, and the cards are held by The Ministry of Defence
(MOD) which, after offering the cards to various institutions without
any takers,  has plans to destroy them in accordance with records
management policy.

But do not give up hope!  The Society of Genealogists has filed a formal
protest (see http://www.sog.org.uk/#news1).  Better, The Western Front
Association (http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/) is in negotiations
with MOD "regarding the future preservation of the cards, and hope to
have a positive outcome shortly."

[Ticker]

The April edition of Your Family Tree Magazine (issue 23) has an article on this.

They are encouraging people to write to:

Rt Hon Geoff Hoon & Sarah Tyacke
Save the Medal Index Cards
c/o Your Family Tree
30 Monmouth Street
Bath
BA1 2BW

or to send an email to yfted@futurenet.co.uk