Hello All, Can anybody help me to understand notes on a Naval Medal and Award Rolls entry, please? Ancestry has the details for William Oliver who was a bandsman on HMS Inconstant and was awarded the Egyptian medal in 1882. So far so good. However, the entry has some notes added to it. one appears to say "Royal Sails Home Ptsmth 31.10.94" (in the name column). The other note is in the "where sent" column and says,"Sent to Officer Command8 Royal Fusiliers Finsbury 24.3.83". (The 8 is an approximation of a squiggle which I assume is an abbreviation.) Does anybody have any idea why a medal award entry for 1882 would have been annotated in 1894? Is this usual? The 31st Oct. 1894 is the date that William Oliver rejoined the navy on HMS St George, but I can't understand why that would need to go on this record. And what is the "Royal"? Another ship? Similarly, why might a medal have been sent to the Royal Fusiliers? Does this mean that William Oliver was by that time in the army? Any suggestions very gratefully received! Regards, Sian.