What is a medal card?
These were called Medal Index Cards (MICs). These documents record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim and include information like: a soldier’s name, regimental numbers, ranks and units — compiled with reference to the service and discharge papers.
How do I find my family war medals?
Token Publishing Ltd (the guys behind UK magazine Medal News) have an online medal finding service called Medal Tracker. With the Medal Tracker anyone can upload details of the medals they are looking for and medal dealers around the country can check in and see if they have anything in their stock.
What does class Z mean on war records?
The Class Z Reserve was a Reserve contingent of the British Army consisting of previously enlisted soldiers, now discharged. The first Z Reserve was authorised by an Army Order of 3 December 1918.
Where can I find a First World War medal index card?
It is often easier to use the National Archive’s search facility to locate a soldier’s Medal Index Card and then, once you have the exact details, use these to find his card on Ancestry. This is due to the National Archives having a much better search facility than Ancestry. What are a First World War Medal Rolls?
What medals do you put on a war card?
Most cards do not do this: they only show a regiment or corps… for example the Lancashire Fusiliers or the Royal Field Artillery. The next section of the card shows the medals to which he man was entitled. In Jesse’s case he qualified for the Victory Medal, the British War Medal and the 1914 Star.
What do the codes on the medal index cards mean?
These codes are most commonly found on Medal Index Cards and Rolls and usually corresponds to the theatre of war a soldier first served in. These alphanumeric differ slightly depending on when an individual first entered an operational theatre of war.
When did the war start and end on the medals?
The medals documents do not tell us thisn for they only cover the period of entitlement, which started when he entered a theatre of war and ended on 11 November 1918. As ever with these things, you can find exceptions that do mention service prior to this time, but they are rare.