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General => Armed Forces => World War Two => Topic started by: purp72 on Sunday 28 April 13 15:20 BST (UK)
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Hi there
I have the Royal Marine Certificate of Service for my grandad which goes from 1932 to 1942 when he was discharged as physically unfit. It lists the ships/shore units where he served during this time but does not indicate when/how he was injured. He is listed as serving on Erebus until 15th January 1942 and from then on at Afrikander until June 1942 when he was in hospital/passage home. If I applied for his service record, would I get any more information about his being invalided out of the Marines?
Also, his medals have gone missing and we would like to find out what medals he was awarded - this may have included a General Service Medal with Palestine 1936-1939 clasp (he was aboard Repluse when it sailed to Haifa in 1937). I have checked the RN list on Ancestry but can't find his name - where else might I find details?
Many thanks
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If I applied for his service record, would I get any more information about his being invalided out of the Marines?
It seems unlikely from this link:
http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/royal_navy.html
Link from the same source for medals (claims, replacements etc):
http://www.veterans-uk.info/medals/medals.html