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Title: Tom Kelly
Post by: SAMYJAY on Thursday 07 December 23 16:05 GMT (UK)

I have a civilisation medal 1914-1919 for a Tom Kelly. Pte, 4223, leins. R. I'm trying to find out who he is. I know nothing about Tom. The medal was with my father's things after he died. I would think Tom was Irish because that's where the medal is. Hope someone can help.

Title: Re: Tom Kelly
Post by: softly softly on Thursday 07 December 23 16:15 GMT (UK)

Small cost involved to ..


https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D3210256

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Title: Re: Tom Kelly
Post by: ptdrifter on Thursday 07 December 23 18:01 GMT (UK)

You can download for free if you are registered on the NA site. Let me know if you'd like me to download and forward to you.

Title: Re: Tom Kelly
Post by: AllanUK on Thursday 07 December 23 18:02 GMT (UK)

His Medal Index Card doesn't have a date of when he entered a Theatre of War, this means that he didn't go overseas until after 31 December 1915.

He also served in the Labour Corps with service number 174792

(image courtesy of Ancestry)

Title: Re: Tom Kelly
Post by: SAMYJAY on Friday 08 December 23 12:35 GMT (UK)

Thanks for all the help. I did see the Medal index card before but very little information. Is there any way I can find out more information on who this Thomas Kelly is.

Title: Re: Tom Kelly
Post by: AllanUK on Friday 08 December 23 13:06 GMT (UK)

The only other thing that I can tell you is that he was transferred into the Labour Corps (possibly after illness or wounds and declared not fit for front line duty) sometime between June and September 1917. (His LC service number, 174792) was in the block 170141 to around 357600 issued in that time period.