2006-12-21 03:03:04 · 8 answers · asked by jackie f 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
There are two kinds of medals - CAMPAIGN medals and GALLANTRY medals. The latter include such medals as the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and the Military Cross (MC) and the Victoria Cross.
The more general, campaign and service medals include long service and good conduct medals as well as the general theatre medals the 1914/15 Stars, Victory Medal and British War Medal.
Unfortunately, most of the army service records were destroyed in an air raid during World War 2. Not a lot survives, especially for individual soldiers service papers, but the medal cards DO survive.
If he was awarded a gallentry medal, then it will usually be reported in the London Gazette, which is searchable online at the web address you have already been given. To find out what other medals he may have been entitled to will cost you £3.50 to download the appropriate medal card at the National Archives website (check here: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/medals.asp) and you will find articles here on how to read the said medal card - not that they are especially enlightening!
2006-12-21 03:27:50 · answer #1 · answered by Mental Mickey 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will have to be more specific than that unfortunately.
I'm guessing RFA = Royal Field Artillery 37th Brigade
They will have a record listing the medal awarded in their records somewhere... the number could be his service number or the number of the award.
Good Luck and Merry Christmas
2006-12-21 03:07:06 · answer #2 · answered by wolf560 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Royal Field Artillery is correct. Remember that the great majority of medals are "Campaign Medals", rather than awards for individual acts of courage, although in the case of the First World War, it must have taken great courage just to be there.
2006-12-21 03:17:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-01 01:12:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A number of ways you can do this as this is a regular query for the MoD (in the UK).
But the best way is to submit a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for information (it's free and takes 21 working days). If the MoD does not hold the information then they will certainly point you in the right direction. Click on the link below and complete the relevant fields:
http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/ContactUs/FreedomOfInformationInformationRequest.htm
Just provide them with as much information as possible as this will help MoD locate the relevant archive files.
2006-12-24 01:28:44 · answer #5 · answered by GypsyBoy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact the Royal Military Heraldry and provide them with this and hopefully a little more information. See link provided for further assistance.
2006-12-21 03:30:31 · answer #6 · answered by rawlings12345 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All medals that have been awarded are noted in the London Gazette. I have attached a link to their search page
http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/archiveSearch.asp?WebType=0
Good luck with your search.
2006-12-21 03:07:11 · answer #7 · answered by helphesaidineedaprofilename 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try www.nationalarchives/documentsonline.medals
hope this helps
2006-12-21 08:47:39 · answer #8 · answered by st.abbs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋