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Military Records - don't understand them!

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Deryn

Deryn Report 27 Feb 2007 17:23

Thanks, its not just the abbreviations I don't understand it's actually reading the writing! The records are for two different people both killed in action. The records are :- Navy one shows what ships he was on etc. I have information that he died as a POW but can't find any evidence on the document to say that. It does say that he grew eight inches from the age of 19! Not quite sure about that though - seems a bit strange to be 5.2' at 19 years old and then grow 8'! The other one is just the Army Medal Record.

was plain ann now annielaurie

was plain ann now annielaurie Report 27 Feb 2007 17:14

Will pm you

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 27 Feb 2007 17:04

Try this site for army abbreviations. http://www.fepow-community.org.uk/html/abbreviations.htm Roy

♥Athena

♥Athena Report 27 Feb 2007 16:56

Hi - what kind of records are these - the Medal Cards or something else? If they are medal cards, then the usual things you will find on these are the soldier's regiment number and rank, what medals they were entitled, if they were wounded, theatres of war etc. If it says, for example, '14' next to the word STAR, then it means this soldier served from 1914 at the start of the war, others might say 15 STAR etc. They don't normally have a great deal of info on them but these are normally a starting point in obtaining further military records from the NA at Kew (although Ancestry are now beginning to download the military records of soldier's who claimed a pension but have only put surnames beginning A and B so far). Athena

Deryn

Deryn Report 27 Feb 2007 16:47

I have just got military records from WW1 on the National Archives site. They upload them for you for £3:50 by the way and you can save/print them and view them online for nearly two months! But I don't understand a lot of the writing and abbreviations. Can anyone with any knowledge in this area have a look and let me know anything interesting. Last entry on on of them says DRUNK ON DUTY! That comes over loud and clear! I would have to send the records to your email address as an attachment I would think. Thanks :-)