Pat asked for some help with her grandfather's army records. Here are some preliminary comments. I have looked at the medal card on www.ancestry.co.uk. What it tells you is that William was awarded the Victory Medal, The British War Medal, and the 1914-15 Star. The notations (for example, Roll C/2/101B3, page 149) denote the actual medal rolls at The National Archives from whence the summary information on the medal card was extracted. Sometimes the actual medal rolls give worthwhile additional information, but I'm not sure whether this is the case with the Dorsetshire Regiment. More about that later. The little asterisk against the Victory Medal indicates that both the VM and BWM are impressed with his details as Private 8602. It's very likely that the Star is similarly impressed. The details further down on the medal card tell you that, for the purposes of the three medals, he first entered a theatre of war 5a on 6th November 1914. If you look on TNA web-site you will see that referred to as the 'Hedjaz' theatre. If you look on the web-site 'The Long, Long Trail here http://www.1914-1918.net/dorsets.htm you will see that on 6th November 1914 it was the 2nd Battalion of the Dorsets that landed in Fao in the Persian Gulf. So you know that William was serving with the 2nd Dorsets. There's a little bit more about the 2nd Dorsets there, including their capture at Kut-el-Amara, and subsequent re-formation. The re-formation corresponds to the notation on the medal card '2/Dorset R' and the new number 0733 The 'Correspondence' section of the medal card. Indicates that the Officer-in-charge of No. 6 Reserve Battalion, at Pashan Camp, Kirkee, India, submitted William's claims for his medals on 5th April 1919. Confirmation that the 2nd Dorsets were at Pashan Camp in 1919 is given here http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=111506 But in this thread you can see that there's a bit of mystery surrounding the camp. If you wish to obtain more information on the 2nd Dorsets during the First World War, and on Pashan Camp, may I suggest that you join 'The Great War Forum' as above, and ask the question. The GWF has thousands of experts in its ranks, all just waiting to help you! You could ask about the Medal Rolls at the same time. To obtain a copy of William's service records follow the process shown here: http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/WhatWeDo/Personnel/ServiceRec ords/MakingARequestForInformationHeldOnThePersonnelRecordsOfDeceasedServiceP ersonnel.htm William will have qualified for the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, and he may also have been awarded the India General Service Medal 1908 with Malabar Clasp (1921) as the 2nd Dorsets were involved in the Moplah Rebellion. His service records will tell you his entitlements. You can read about the Moplah Rebellion here http://www.keepmilitarymuseum.org/malabar.php?&dx=1&ob=3&rpn=history&sid=6b1 44b1886a79f4a044233576dfedf42 There's a 'History of the Dorsetshire Regiment 1914-1919' published by the Naval and Military Press. If you have any other questions, please contact me off-list. Noel