Hi Helen & Listers ! I think you will find that the initials "MIC" - (NOTE: NOT "MID" !!) stand for "Medal Index Card" and NOT "Middle Index Card" !! I hope this helps ! Best Wishes ! Roger. -------------------- On 4 Mar 2013, at 19:48, helaine@talk21.com wrote: > Hello again Listers, > I have found the answer to my question, the abbreviations are > inherited fields on the database used at the museum and are as > follows; > RE - Reference; SO - Soldiers Died; PRO - Public Record Office; MID > - Middle Index Card. > > It looks likely his father served in WW1 but in regiment more > suited to older men and those medically downgraded. > > thank you for the replies > Helen > > ________________________________ > From: "helaine@talk21.com" <helaine@talk21.com> > To: "Essex-UK@rootsweb.com" <Essex-UK@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, 2 March 2013, 18:27 > Subject: [Ess] William COLLIN > > Hello Listers, > > I am trying to transcibe a printout from Essex Regimental Museum a > family WW1 Army Service Record* but I am stuck on a line and wonder > if anyone else can help with the abbreviations and number in brackets. > ( RE SD PRO MIC ) May be related to ( 3-3149 ) Pte W Collin > as family hold medals for both ( I WG ) > > **William Henry Collin, born Chelmsford to William COLLIN and Alice > COLE, Lived in Sandon served with Essex Regiment 2nd Bn., killed in > France 06/07/1915 > kind regards > Helen > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: Essex-UK- > admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ESSEX-UK- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~