by scully » Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:39 am
Hi Heather,
There is only the Medal Index Cards available on the internet. Although sometimes these may give information on battalion and date of entry into theatre of war, in your case there was no infomation on the Index Card other than the medal roll number and medals. You will have to visit Kew in person to view the Medal Rolls which will give you more details, including his battalion. I gave you his medal roll number details on my previous reply which you will need to quote at Kew together with his name and army number.
The fact that he did not receive a Star medal means that he did not enter the theatre of war until 1916 or later. However he may have enlisted earlier and simply been based in the UK, this may be likely as he was about 23 years old in 1914.
The Medal Index Cards on the National Archives website give medals cards for all theatres of war so you can not assume he was in France. You really need to view the Full Medal Roll at Kew.
Regards,
Louis (webmaster)