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I wonder if anyone can help with military records for my Great Uncle, Harry Stoneham born 1893, killed in action 1916. He was in Royal West Kent Regiment. He is listed on Ancestry in the WW1 Medals Rolls Index Cards with a medal of some sort which means nothing to me. Can anyone shed any light on this?

Thanks for the help in advance

His WWI Service Records are also on Ancestry. Have you looked at those?

Rose

Yes, I've looked at them but the information regarding the medals is all abbreviated and I have no idea what it means. If I could copy it across, I would but I don't know how - sorry.

No Surname Rank Service Number Date Of Death Age Regiment/Service Nationality Grave/Memorial Ref. Cemetery/Memorial Name

1 STONEHAM , HARRY Private G/848 18/03/1916 Unknown Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) United Kingdom Panel 95 to 97. LOOS MEMORIAL

2 STONEHAM , HENRY AARON Serjeant G/3751 04/11/1916 27 The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) United Kingdom Pier and Face 5 D and 6 D. THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
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are either of these yours? Beverly?methinks the first one is likely...

The first one mentioned, Harry Stoneham is the one.

Beverley

He was awarded the British war medal and the Victory Medal.

The abbreviations are where the record of the medals awarded are kept.I understand at the National archives

Here is the link to the relevant page of The National Archives, which shows the medals and all the info etc etc.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/medals.asp

George

Image details

Description Medal card of Stoneham, Harry
Corps Regiment No Rank
Royal West Kent Regiment GF/848 Private
Royal West Kent Regiment GS/848 Private

Date 1914-1920
Catalogue reference WO 372/19
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 Spratt C - Thompson J
Image contains 1 medal card of many for this collection


you beat me to it! George!!!

Thanks very much George. I tried Googling but got nowhere. At least I know now.

Thanks for everyone's help

Beverly

in case you dont know, my first post came from the C W G C site.

Commonwealth war graves commission
most military deaths are recorded there......and you can download free, a memorial page of your soldier..

Thanks Bob. I had already found the memorial it was the medals that foxed me. I'm learning new things all the time.

Thanks for your help

As George says, the references next to the medals on the Medal Card are the references for the Medal Rolls which are held at the National Archives. Usually the only additional information they give is the battalion a man served in.

This man almost certainly served with the 6th Bn and was killed near the Hohenzollern Craters near Hulluch in France.

Interpreting a medal index card see

http://www.1914-1918.net/grandad/mic.htm

Roy