Research Help Please!
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 2:43 pm
Hello .. I am currently looking at the military career of Charles Valentine Laight from Redditch and whilst I have uncovered much about him I have hit a brick wall with regard his WW1 medal entitlement.
He was a member of 2VB who went to South Africa with the 2nd Worcesters and I have got his medal information from there. Sgt. Laight then transferred to 8th. Btn. in 1908 on the creation of the Territorial Force and subsequently enlisted for active service in September 1914 with 1/8 Battalion.
He at some stage was injured sufficiently enough to get a transfer to the Labour Corps, and LD which I am not familier with unless it means Light Duties! His date of discharge was October 1918 aged 57 years. He died in May 1919, presumably of wounds or as the result of a gas attack. He was entitled to Silver War Badge No. B 20861.
His Worcesters No. 2994 and Labour Corps No. 507319.
From his service record I would imagine he was entitled to a trio and possibly a TF Service Medal.
What would be great to discover was if he got a Volunteer Long Service Medal or a Territorial Efficiency Medal. I would be most grateful if you could shed any light on it for me.
Many thanks
Regards
Mel.
He was a member of 2VB who went to South Africa with the 2nd Worcesters and I have got his medal information from there. Sgt. Laight then transferred to 8th. Btn. in 1908 on the creation of the Territorial Force and subsequently enlisted for active service in September 1914 with 1/8 Battalion.
He at some stage was injured sufficiently enough to get a transfer to the Labour Corps, and LD which I am not familier with unless it means Light Duties! His date of discharge was October 1918 aged 57 years. He died in May 1919, presumably of wounds or as the result of a gas attack. He was entitled to Silver War Badge No. B 20861.
His Worcesters No. 2994 and Labour Corps No. 507319.
From his service record I would imagine he was entitled to a trio and possibly a TF Service Medal.
What would be great to discover was if he got a Volunteer Long Service Medal or a Territorial Efficiency Medal. I would be most grateful if you could shed any light on it for me.
Many thanks
Regards
Mel.