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From: "Merryl Gullick" <> (by way of Geoffrey <>)
Subject: WW1 Medal Cards destruction
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 09:43:08 +0000


Messages like the one below have been sent to a number of mailing lists
much to the upset of the List-admins, so please don't pass it on that way.
It has been delayed because our member seems to be confused with her name
!! - well at least I was ! -G
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I received my copy of Your Family Tree this morning and their Editor's
article is suggesting that the MOD intends to destroy the cards in April,
saying that they are their copyright property, and since they have been
filmed, they no longer require them.

However, apparently, on the reverse of the cards is the address to where the
medals were sent, which has not been filmed and yet is important information
to descendants/relations.

YFT is starting a campaign to stop these cards being destroyed and maybe
handed to another organization such as the Imperial War Museum, or the
Veteran's Association, if the National Archives are not willing to accept
them and requesting that everyone interested in their retention quickly
either writes to the Minister of Defence, Geoff Hoon and the Director of the
National Archives, Sarah Tyacke, or to them at

Save the Medal Index Cards, C/o Your Family Tree, 30 Monmouth Street, Bath,
BA1 2BW

or at least send them an email headed Save the Medal Index Cards at


I did not realize there was an address on the reverse of the cards and it
would possibly be very helpful to me in finding the correct cards for John
Wells and William Wells, as I think their families were living in Wales
after the First World War!

From
Merryl Wells of Luton, Beds.
E-Mail:
GOONS Mem. No. 1757. Reg. ONS: Bawtree; Gullick/ock;
Mem. of Wells Assn. (GOONS Reg.)


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