I have a photograph of my great uncle Francis Bell in uniform and I have been trying to find out more about his war service. An experienced WWI researcher has told me that he was a member of the Worcestershire Regiment. He has a wound stripe on his left cuff and overseas service stripes - these seem to be the same colour so would indicate post 1916. However his rank pip is pre-1916. It also seems he was awarded a gallantry medal, possibly the DSO.
Unfortunately I cannot find his medal record card on any of the usual sites, nor any record of his commission, nor in fact any trace of him in any of the on-line WWI sites.
Can anyone suggest how I might pursue my investigation?
His younger brother, 2nd Lt Ernest John Bell (b c 1897 - Stourbridge) also served in the Worcestershire Regiment and I have found his medal record entry. He was placed on the retired list in February 1918 as a result of ill health on active service.
Would the term "ill health" cover war wounds or something else?
Many thanks