I have found the medal card for my ancestor but it has no mention of the medals he was awarded. He was discharged "sick" and the reference was "List PP/993" Am I right in thinking this was something to do with a pension? How do I find out which medals he would have received and whether he did actually receive them? Thanks for any help anyone can give. Jane

On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:41:25 +0100, Jane Greenfield <jane.greenfield@care4free.net> wrote: >I have found the medal card for my ancestor but it has no mention of the >medals he was awarded. It's always good to give a soldier's regimental details in a post like this. Could you give us his name, number and regiment? >He was discharged "sick" and the reference was "List PP/993" He will have been awarded a Silver War Badge, which was a small circular silver badge with a serial number on the back, which looked like this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=120132231656 The document which recorded the issue of the badge was called the SWB List or Roll. It contained the soldier's regimental details, the serial number of the badge, dates of enlistment and discharge, general cause of discharge, and sometimes his age and other details. Sometimes some of these details appear on the Medal Index Card, and in other cases they do not. In the following photo, the badge is sitting on the relevant SWB List: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320132645652 In your case, the reference number of the SWB List is PP/993. You can see the List at the National Archives at Kew. >Am I right in thinking this was something to do with a pension? There is an indirect link. The usual reason for the issue of a SWB was that the soldier had been medically discharged due to sickness or wounds, and soldiers who were medically discharged often applied for a pension. >How do I find out which medals he would have received and whether he did >actually receive them? If no campaign medals are listed on the Medal Index Card, then he may never have served abroad. If you have a look at the guide to MICs and then look at "Medal Card Design 3" you'll see that it says: ------------ The third most common design of MIC is one that was used for those individuals who received the "Silver War Badge" (SWB) only. This card, whilst retaining all of the data about an individual also gives the date of enlistment, date of discharge and reason for discharge. The MIC will also give the SWB roll reference. An example is shown below: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/dol/popups/medal-design-3.htm ------------ Alternatively, there may be another MIC in existence for him which gives details of his campaign medals. Forrest -- Forrest Anderson, Edinburgh, Scotland. E-mail: forrest@military-researcher.com Website: www.military-researcher.com Forrestdale Research - Military Genealogical Researcher