Best resorces to investigate great grandfather's War wounds?

[hllawson]

Hello lovely people of Roots chat,

I've been doing research on and off into my great grandpa on my paternal side. He became estranged from my grandpa so our knowelge of him was very limited besides that he had "lost a leg in France during WW1 possibly in the arden" and was a  "professional Violinist".

Personal research to date I have discovered leads me to beleive he, Wilfred Joseph Lawson, was born Nov 21st 1896 in St pancreas London.  He served in WW1 in the London 12th regiment at the battles of the somme and Arres as a rifleman. this is based on ancestry searches.

I'm really keen to understand a little more about what injuries he sustained and such, to verify the small bits of verbal history that have been passed down. Any suggests on how I might find this out would be amazingly helpful!

Best wishes,
Hannah

[mmm45]

Hannah
Have you found this persons medal index card? Does it say anything about been discharged with a Silver War Badge? If he did indeed lose a leg there maybe a pension record on Fold 3 (the add on ancestry bit)

Ady

[IgorStrav]

Just to say he's in the 1939 in Taunton as a musician (violinist), which proves part of your discoveries.
Looks as if he's a lodger.

[IgorStrav]

Hannah
Have you found this persons medal index card? Does it say anything about been discharged with a Silver War Badge? If he did indeed lose a leg there maybe a pension record on Fold 3 (the add on ancestry bit)

Ady

There does seem to be a Fold entry of the UK Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Records - I can't see what it says as my subscription isn't a premium one. 

[hllawson]

Hannah
Have you found this persons medal index card? Does it say anything about been discharged with a Silver War Badge? If he did indeed lose a leg there maybe a pension record on Fold 3 (the add on ancestry bit)

Ady

Thanks Ady, Had a nosey at this aa couple of weeks ago, but seems to be related to his admission into the army rather than holding any conclusive answers to injuries he sustained. Thanks though

There does seem to be a Fold entry of the UK Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Records - I can't see what it says as my subscription isn't a premium one.

[hllawson]

Just to say he's in the 1939 in Taunton as a musician (violinist), which proves part of your discoveries.
Looks as if he's a lodger.

Thanks for this!

[mmm45]

Find My Past has some military medical records on their site unsure if they are very detailed maybe just records his injury

Ady

[JenB]

Just to say he's in the 1939 in Taunton as a musician (violinist), which proves part of your discoveries.
Looks as if he's a lodger.

A bit more on that here 
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=837664.msg7030436#msg7030436

[BumbleB]

There is a medal card on Ancestry for Wilfred J Lawson of the London Regiment showing a Silver War Badge - TP/4085 B174832.  He also had the Victory and British medals. 

Image for SWB is also on Ancestry.