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thank you everyone for the information. Hopefully i will get time to visit kew and see if there are any records

regards

lizz

YFT magazine was impressive until I noted on the chart that it referred to naval cap ribbons as hat bands as an ex RN sailor I nearly had a fit - lol

This months "Your Family Tree" magazine includes a wall chart showing details (including photos) of all military medals. The reverse has details of military uniforms. Very informative.

The other medal he was awarded would be the Khedives Star awarded to British Troops by the ruler of Egypt to those who had been awarded the Egypt Medal. The Egypt medal would have been awarded with one of three clasps. PM me if you want more. Regards Keith

He should have got a service medal for serving in Cairo andAlexandria if it was in the 1880's because that is when the Sudan wars took place

my Grandfathers WW1 records also show his earlier service and he was awarded
Egyptian medal clasp and another word which I can't decipher in 1885
Bronze Star 1884-86

He was about 17/19 years old during this period Having Joined the army in 1881 when he was 14

Tiddly Bow

Is this on Ancestry?

regards

lizz

Tiddly Bow

Thank you for that .I will look at that because my Joseph did finish up as a Serjeant in the labourer.

You have been a great help.

regards

lizz

Elizabeth

There is a medal card with the same name and number, but for a Serjeant in the Labour Corps

If it is a Regimental Number then it may not be the person's record you seek.

Description Medal card of Rice, Joseph
Corps Regiment No Rank
Royal Engineers 40899 Corporal
Royal Engineers 40899 Serjeant
Labour Corps 422904 Serjeant

Date 1914-1920
Catalogue reference WO 372/16
Dept Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies
Series War Office: Service Medal and Award Rolls Index, First World War
Piece Pickering S R - Ridley C
Image contains 1 medal card of many for this collection


Number of image files: 1


Image Reference Format and Version Part Number Size (KB) Number of Pages Price (£)
214878 / 36706 PDF 1.2 1 349 1 3.50
Total Price (£) 3.50

After much searching i have found some information on my 2x great grandfather. Mr Joseph Edward Rice born 1872 Carlow Ireland.
I have found 2 records of his service on ancestry . Between 1894 and 1910 serving in Borneo , Cairo and Alexandria . Then in france in 1915. On page 4 of his records of ww1 (1915) it clearly states awarded something for ?i can't read the rest .Can someone please tell me if they can make it out. I am sure he must of pick up some medals for ww1 but i am unable to find a medal card for him. Would he have pick up any for being in cairo and alexandria and Borneo . He was a royal engineer service number 422904.
would there be any other records i can check ?

any help gratefully recieved.

thanks

lizz