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Offline Tim Fellows

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Re: World War I Military Medal
« Reply #18 on: Tuesday 25 March 14 16:19 GMT (UK) »
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D6293447

Here's his MM medal card its not on ancestry. He was a Territorial soldier went to war Nov 1915.
So he would've served with either 1/5th, 1/6th, 1/7th or 1/8th battalion going out as a casualty replacement in late 1915.

Ady

Thanks, found it and ordered it.

Offline mmm45

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Re: World War I Military Medal
« Reply #19 on: Tuesday 25 March 14 16:36 GMT (UK) »
Hopefully it will give you a schedule number and gazette issue so we can narrow it down further.
No citations for MMs survive they were burned but sometimes war diary and local papers can shed light.

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Researching all Great War soldiers from the Spen Valley of West Yorkshire Especially lads from the Cleckheaton Company of 1/4th West Riding Regiment.

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Re: World War I Military Medal
« Reply #20 on: Tuesday 25 March 14 16:50 GMT (UK) »
SmallTownGirl found the Gazette entry for me. Details on the card are:

Date of gazette: 12/6/18
Registered paper: 68/121/539
Schedule: 167543

The Corps looks like 15th Bn N+Derby R if that makes sense.

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Re: World War I Military Medal
« Reply #21 on: Tuesday 25 March 14 17:57 GMT (UK) »
Awards for 2nd half of March 1918 including March offensive.
Some awards for Fremicourt and Wietje Ypres for 18th March most awards 21-26th March 1918

Source: williamson great war medal collectors companion.

Hope that helps.

Ady
Lowe(Lower Gornall-Castleford)
Blackburn (Castleford)
Sidwell(Ledsham)
Fairburn(Hartshead)
Wood(Liversedge)
Tallon (Whittington Lancs/Hartshead West Yorkshire)

Researching all Great War soldiers from the Spen Valley of West Yorkshire Especially lads from the Cleckheaton Company of 1/4th West Riding Regiment.