medals records

[diverden]

is there a list of ww2 medals awards to each service person the same as in ww1

[MaxD]

If you are meaning a general list then:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_campaign_medals

If you mean those awarded to a particular individual then you need that person's service record.

The above relates to campaign medals.  Medals for gallantry and distinguished service were published in the London Gazette.

MaxD

[diverden]

If you are meaning a general list then:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_campaign_medals

If you mean those awarded to a particular individual then you need that person's service record.

The above relates to campaign medals.  Medals for gallantry and distinguished service were published in the London Gazette.

MaxD

thanks for the reply, yes i did mean awarded to individuals I have tried for the service record but was told no trace of the person ,just thought that if there was a list a may be able to get her service number

[MaxD]

Did you have her date of birth and death certificate.  A service number is not needed if you have the dob (and the other requirements of the application).

MaxD

[diverden]

yes have all that and sent to mod records but they insist there is no such person , I think that she may have lied about her age . she was only 15 in 1939 but there is no trace of her in the 1939 register so thats why I think she may have lied

[MaxD]

Oh dear.  MoD, rightly, go on the info they have and, again rightly,  don't do any research if it doesn't add up.  She wasn't WRAF by any chance?

MaxD

[diverden]

no she was ats radar operater

[MaxD]

Shame, RAF numbers are on line but not easy if the name is relatively common,

I don't use ForcesWarRecords but if her name is distinctive enough it may come up in a search with a number.  They don't have her records though.

MaxD

[GR2]

While other things are often thrown out, the little New Testaments given to servicemen/women often survive with the name and service number written inside. Is there any sign of one of them? I discovered my grandfather's original RFA number from WWI and my mother's WRAF number from WWII that way.