Hi Actually it is not even the medal rolls - it is the index cards to the medal rolls and I think it is for the first world war only. To view the medal rolls themselves you still have to go to the National Archives. When you pay to see the card you want, you actually get six for the price of one...usually people with the same surname. With distinctive IOW surnames there is the potential for some useful information sharing! The national archives web site has a lot of information about how to search and the information that is likely to be obtained http://www.documentsonline.nationalarchives.gov.uk/medals.asp I have bought a couple of the cards and in one case it revealed some very useful information about a relative. I knew he had served with the Black Watch, and had his service number for that regiment (you guessed...he wasn't from the IOW!), but the index card also had a note of another service number relating to the Labour Corps. Turns out he was injured and was not fit enough to return to the front so was sent to the labour corps in a support capacity....I am currently following up that lead which I wouldn't have known about unless I had seen the index card. happy hunting! Jackie -------Original Message------- From: Tony Knight Date: 11/22/04 10:57:02 To: ISLE-OF-WIGHT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [IoW] World War service records to be posted on the internet For the avoidance of confusion, these are NOT the service records but,the medal rolls - showing regiment, medals awarded and sometimes first theatre of war. Linda & Tony -----Original Message----- From: Chris & Caroline [mailto:chris@chayles.freeserve.co.uk] Sent: 08 November 2004 12:27 To: ISLE-OF-WIGHT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IoW] World War service records to be posted on the internet This should be interesting Chris