Hi Marion The document I have is the entry for Edwin Walter Heasman (b. Tenterden Kent 7 Jun 1887) in the UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services 1900-1928. I found it through Ancestry.com The note in question is in bottom RH corner. Cordelia On 3 September 2015 at 17:30, Marion Woolgar <listmail008@btinternet.com> wrote: > The abbreviation PCM usually stands for Per Calendar Month. As you say he > was injured, perhaps this could be referring to an award of either a > pension > or a disability allowance? As you do not give any personal details, it > isn't possible to look at the document that you are referring to. > > Best wishes, > > Marion Woolgar > Bognor Regis, West Sussex > SFHG Member No: 3323 > > >

There is another entry at the bottom of the RH side that refers to the London Gazette. If you search for E W Heasman on the Gazette site, you will see an award of the DSM, so I think the D(P)CM above is a mistake. Neal ---------------------------------------- > Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2015 21:43:21 +1000 > To: listmail008@btinternet.com > CC: sfhg-l@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SFHG] PCM in connection with Gallipoli > From: sfhg@rootsweb.com > > Hi Marion > > The document I have is the entry for Edwin Walter Heasman (b. Tenterden > Kent 7 Jun 1887) in the UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services > 1900-1928. > > I found it through Ancestry.com > > The note in question is in bottom RH corner. > > Cordelia > > On 3 September 2015 at 17:30, Marion Woolgar <listmail008@btinternet.com> > wrote: > >> The abbreviation PCM usually stands for Per Calendar Month. As you say he >> was injured, perhaps this could be referring to an award of either a >> pension >> or a disability allowance? As you do not give any personal details, it >> isn't possible to look at the document that you are referring to. >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Marion Woolgar >> Bognor Regis, West Sussex >> SFHG Member No: 3323 >> >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks for the extra information and I have now looked at the image of the Service Record. I see your problem with the note regarding the recommendation that he be awarded either the PCM or DCM. However, underneath that, there is another note that he was 'Gazetted' on 16 Aug 1915 for the award of the DSM - the Distinguished Service Medal. Could the reference to the recommendation for the PCM/DCM be a slip of the pen? Whilst I was looking at this particular problem, I found that the Royal Navy Submarine Museum purchased the medals of Edwin Walter Heasman in 2008 when they were auctioned by Dix Noonan Webb. The details of the set of medals can be found at http://www.dnw.co.uk/auction-archive/catalogue-archive/lot.php?auction_id=10 1 <http://www.dnw.co.uk/auction-archive/catalogue-archive/lot.php?auction_id=1 01&lot_id=58696> &lot_id=58696 and it includes a DCM. Perhaps if you write to the Museum, they may be able to give you some extra information? Their web site is at https://www.submarine-museum.co.uk/ Best wishes, Marion Woolgar Bognor Regis, West Sussex SFHG Member No: 3323