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From: "Robert Vanidour" <>
Subject: Re: [WW1] help with my great grandad's medal card please
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 19:51:38 -0400
References: <002801c5bef3$1aff8190$0400a8c0@kaz>


This site should give you some info on the medals.

http://www.stephen-stratford.co.uk/wwi_medals.htm

Robert Vanidour
London, Canada
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From: "kaz campling" <>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 5:26 PM
Subject: [WW1] help with my great grandad's medal card please


> Hiya everyone, hope all is well, I have just joined the list because i
have found out that my Grandad fought in WW1. I know absolutely nothing
about anything to do with any wars or anything military so I will be asking
alot of questions, hope you all don't mind.
>
> Joseph M DRAYCOTT was a private in the Liverpool Rgiment and also a Lance
Corporal in Lab Corps (not sure what that is)
>
> He earned the victory, British and Star medals (not sure what they are
either but will go searching)
>
> On the medal card it says 'theatre of War first served in' was France with
a number 1 circled and then Date of entry therein was 24/2/15.
>
> In the remarks box it says 'Class 2 15/5/19.
>
> I would be so grateful for any help on explaining what all this means one
thing I can add is that Joseph was in Belfast in 1901 now I'm not sure if he
is Irish or English but his son(my Grandad) was also named Joseph M DRAYCOTT
and served in the Royal Irish Rifles and then in Northamptonshire Regiment
but I do know he was in the Royal Berkshire regiment when he died in 1944.
> Thankyou so much in advance for any help.
> Karen
>
>
> ==== GREATWAR Mailing List ====
> For enquiries about British and Commonwealth soldiers killed in WW1 your
first stop should always be http://www.cwgc.org which is a fabulous online
source of information
>
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