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WW1 British War Medal and Victory Medal

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Peterkinz

Peterkinz Report 23 Nov 2004 08:49

Were these two medals issued posthumously? I have an ancestor who was awarded both, but who is reputed to have been killed in France 1917. Cannot find a trace of him in GRO or CWGC, and am wondering if award of the medals means that he survived (or death was not recorded) TIA Peter

Researching:
Nurse of Brightlingsea, Spalton of Bottesford, Williams of Tenby, Lammiman of Kensington

Phoenix

Phoenix Report 23 Nov 2004 08:59

I'll stand correction, but I thought that these medals were only awarded after the end of the war and next of kin received them on behalf of those who died. Brenda

Linzy

Linzy Report 23 Nov 2004 09:05

Hi a good place to start research into this kind of thing is www(.)1914-1918(.)net. They have a section called 'what grandad did during the war' which is very useful, and a great forum for posting questions. Read the FAQ before posting - the answers are probably in there. Hope that helps Linzy

John

John Report 23 Nov 2004 09:39

Peter I think if he had any rank temp or permanent you could look in the Gazette,a search by name will bring up all possible pages then just a case of reading (some not easy)i did a search for a person and had good success.Assuming the British did the same as here in Oz my G/F medals are listed & on each is the number they were issued with.If the stamp for a medal is there with no number then it was not issued. John.