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Great Grandad Medal Card
« on: Friday 04 October 24 22:21 BST (UK) »
Hi,

This is my Great Grandad John Breslands WW1 Medal Card. Can anyone tell me what the information on this tells us?
I know nothing of his war experience.
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Re: Great Grandad Medal Card
« Reply #1 on: Friday 04 October 24 23:08 BST (UK) »
He was a Private in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, and was awarded:
Victory Medal
British War Medal, and
the 1914 Star
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: Great Grandad Medal Card
« Reply #2 on: Friday 04 October 24 23:31 BST (UK) »
He was also awarded the Military Medal. Gazetted 19 March 1918.
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Re: Great Grandad Medal Card
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 05 October 24 06:46 BST (UK) »
The qualifying date of 22nd September 1914 would be the date that he landed in France.
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Re: Great Grandad Medal Card
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 05 October 24 07:15 BST (UK) »
Hi

Thanks for quick replies. Would I be correct in saying these medals were given to most soldiers for participation in France/Belgium?

Had no idea about Military Medal where is best to find out more on that?

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Re: Great Grandad Medal Card
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 05 October 24 07:40 BST (UK) »
The 3 medals you mentioned are also known as Pip, Squeak ans Wilfred. :D
https://www.worldwar1luton.com/object/pip-squeak-and-wilfred-wwi-campaign-medals
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: Great Grandad Medal Card
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 05 October 24 07:47 BST (UK) »
Quick look in British Newspaper archive and I found the Military Medal award for J Bresland but in brackets its says (Derry). My Great Grandad was from Greenock so now I'm wondering if I got the wrong medal card ???

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« Reply #7 on: Saturday 05 October 24 07:54 BST (UK) »
According to the Long, Long Trail [Great War Forum] the 2nd Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers was at Dover in August 1914 and then moved to Cromer and soon afterward to Drayton in Norfolk. The main body landed at Le Havre on the 22nd August 1914, so your man seems to have been a later arrival.
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« Reply #8 on: Saturday 05 October 24 08:04 BST (UK) »
From FindMyPast
Prisoners of War
Pte John Bresland 3893
born Londonderry 18.9.1887
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