Hi
First of all, many, many thanks for allowing me to join the forum. It really is much appreciated.
I'm researching my grandfather Thomas Perkins Bradley 4306 2/7 Battalion and 201822 from July 1917, Worcestershire Regiment, and I'm puzzled by something that is written on his war record. I understand that the Chevron Three Blue refers to the number of years he spent overseas on active service, but underneath this is written Gold Stripes Two. Well, I think that it says stripes as the writing is a little unclear. I have a feeling that they may be wound stripes, as he received a shrapnel wound and was gassed. Am I correct? I'm just starting off on this research after years of promising myself that I would do it, and have been lucky enough to find most of his service record on Ancestry.
Many thanks and much appreciated.
Simon B.