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Offline Vicki Larain

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WW1 medal card
« on: Friday 09 August 13 15:32 BST (UK) »
Hi,
my grand uncle fought in WW1. His name was Robert Hepburn born 1884 Islington.
He was a private in the Middlesex regiment, Labour C.
His Regiment number was 25231,636887.

His medal cards reads Victory LC above 101 and B 255.
I would like to know what this means please and also whereabouts he fought.
Many thanks,
Vicki
John & Elizabeth Hepburn born approx 1780 England
Bookbinder at Holborn till 1855.
Looking for marriage and birth county.
Simpson Channel Islands.
Clynick Devon Cornwall
Roberts Middlesex
Soper Devon

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Re: WW1 medal card
« Reply #1 on: Friday 09 August 13 15:56 BST (UK) »
He served initially with the Middlesex regiment, before being transferred to the Labour Corps - this was often as a result of being medically downgraded, perhaps after recovering from injury, wounds or illness.

He was entitled to the Victory Medal and British War Medal, and the entries on his card refer to the actual medal roll at Kew which lists his name and medals. These rolls are not available online.

He does not have a "Date of Entry" which suggests that he only went overseas after December 1915.

That's all that can be determined from his Medal Card, I'm afraid. Without knowing the battalion with which he served ( this can be determined from the Medal Rolls), it is impossible to say for certain where he served.

Ivor Lee's excellent book "No Labour, No Battle", which tells the history of the Labour Corps, could be a useful reference as the LC service number should give some indication of when he transferred to the Labour Corps and which unit of the LC he served with. Maybe worth seeing if they have a coipy at your local library.


   
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Re: WW1 medal card
« Reply #2 on: Friday 09 August 13 16:04 BST (UK) »
Many thanks for your kind reply.
He returned from the War suffering from Shell Shock and was interned into Napsbury Asylum for the rest of his life.
Perhaps that is why he was medically downgraded.
Many thanks again,
Vicki
John & Elizabeth Hepburn born approx 1780 England
Bookbinder at Holborn till 1855.
Looking for marriage and birth county.
Simpson Channel Islands.
Clynick Devon Cornwall
Roberts Middlesex
Soper Devon

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Re: WW1 medal card
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 10 August 13 05:09 BST (UK) »
Vicki,

Try this link.  We were able to "decipher" my wife's grandfather's medal card using it.  Also has other links to WWI records.   we found it to be pretty helpful.

Good luck,

Dave

http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/research/index.php/find-your-soldier/campaign-medal-records/how-to-interpret-a-campaign-medal-index-card/