Dear Listers, Not for discussion on list . . . As promised, the official word on the possible destruction of the backs of WWI medal roll cards is at http://www.documentsonline.nationalarchives.gov.uk/medals.asp#originals. This statement from the TNA basically says there are very few medal cards that have information on the back, they can't afford to look through all of them and find the few that do have information in order to digitise them, and the cards are held by The Ministry of Defence (MOD) which, after offering the cards to various institutions without any takers, has plans to destroy them in accordance with records management policy. But do not give up hope! The Society of Genealogists has filed a formal protest (see http://www.sog.org.uk/#news1). Better, The Western Front Association (http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/) is in negotiations with MOD "regarding the future preservation of the cards, and hope to have a positive outcome shortly." As other facts come to surface, I'll post them here. Best wishes, Lynne List Admin.