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From: "carole lubbers" <>
Subject: Re: [Redruth] Save the Medal Index Cards
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 08:04:24 -0500
References: <000001c52887$be106a50$e540a4cb@barriepc>


I couldn't agree more. How can someone just make this decision to toss all
this out? If these people are going to throw it out, maybe they would sell
it for little or donate to some interested parties? They should donate it
since they are so willing to throw these records away. Makes my hair stand
on end thinking about it. Carole in Georgia, USA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Brown" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 6:19 AM
Subject: [Redruth] Save the Medal Index Cards


> It is a must to have this valuable part of our history saved
> It is a very important part of researching our ancestors to have the
> authentic records preserved after all those brave souls put their lives
> on the line for their country without even a quiver and we must always
> remember this regardless of which generation we are from
> SAVE THE MEDAL INDEX AT ALL COSTS
> Pat in Australia
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christine Tillett [mailto:]
> Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 10:37 PM
> To:
> Subject: [Redruth] Fwd: [SHETLAND] FW: [CUL] WORLD WAR I MEDAL INDEX
> CARDS
>
>
> --- Janice Halcrow <> wrote:
>> From: "Janice Halcrow" <>
>> Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 10:06:59 -0000
>> To:
>> Subject: [SHETLAND] FW: [CUL] WORLD WAR I MEDAL
>> INDEX CARDS
>>
>> I picked this up on the Cumberland Mailing List,
>> thought some of you might
>> be interested, note also the comments about the 1911
>> census.
>>
>> Janice
>>
>> > Start of quote:
>> > As we go to press, it has come to my attention
>> that in April the MOD
>> > intends to destroy some 6 million records of
>> medals issued to WW1
>> > personnel. I think you will agree that we cannot
>> let them do so.
>> >
>> > Our military expert Paul Reed has been looking
>> into the matter and it
>> > appears that the private facility used by the MOD
>> to hold the records at
>> > Hayes wants to relocate and charge the MOD for
>> moving the cards. The
>> > MOD's response is to get rid of the 140 filing
>> cabinets that contain the
>> > 4-6 cards. The National Archives doesn't want to
>> take on the cards
>> > because it has already microfiched them and the
>> microfiche has been
>> > digitally scanned (see
>> www.documentsonline.nationalarchives.gov.uk).
>> >
>> > This isn't good enough. This is the only complete
>> and untouched record
>> > of First World War soldiers left. Other service
>> records were burned
>> > during WW2. Only the fronts of the cards have been
>> scanned and we
>> > believe that written on the back of many of these
>> cards is the address
>> > that the medals were sent to. Often, it isn't
>> possible to determine
>> > whether the record of the medals issued relates to
>> your ancestor or
>> > another person without checking this address.
>> >
>> > First, the cards need to be preserved. They then
>> need to be scanned
>> > properly, front and back, and re-indexed. If the
>> National Archives
>> > won't step in, perhaps someone else will. The
>> Imperial War Museum? The
>> > Veteran's Association?
>> >
>> > The MOD claims its holds copyright on the cards
>> and that it can do what
>> > it wishes with them. I'd argue that these cards
>> are part of the
>> > nation's heritage. They are public records, and
>> I'd remind the MOD that
>> > the descendants of WW1 soldiers pay their taxes.
>> The cards remind us of
>> > the enormous sacrifice and loss incurred by men
>> and women in this
>> > country during WW1, and of their bravery in
>> adversity. They enable the
>> > children and grandchildren of those who died, and
>> those who survived, to
>> > find out some of
>> > the lost details of their forebears.
>> >
>> > To save the cards we must take action. We're
>> instituting a campaign to
>> > urge the Minister of Defence, Geoff Hoon, and the
>> Director of the
>> > National Archives, Sarah Tyacke, to prevent the
>> destruction of these
>> > records straight away. Address your letter to us
>> and we'll pass it on
>> > to these authorities:
>> > Rt Hon Geoff Hoon & Sarah Tyacke
>> > Save the Medal Index Cards
>> > c/o Your Family Tree
>> > 30 Monmouth Street
>> > Bath BA1 2BW
>> > Alternatively, send an email headed 'Save the
>> Medal Index Cards' to us
>> > at <>. Do it now - the
>> records are due to be
>> > destroyed in April.
>> >
>> > Garrick Webster,
>> > Editor, Your Family Tree"
>> >
>> > End of quote
>> >
>> > I apologise for typos in the above. As we know
>> now that the 1911 census
>> > is in one almighty mess with the enumerator's
>> books lost and the
>> > household schedules badly damaged, the thought of
>> yet another valuable -
>> > priceless - resource being deliberately destroyed
>> is beyond belief.
>> > Such destruction will prevent those following in
>> our footsteps in family
>> > history research in generations to come from
>> achieving their goals.
>> >
>> > If you wish to post this to other lists, please
>> feel free to use the
>> > above.
>>
>>
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