Hi Shirley You can download his medal card from the National Archives for a fee Description Medal Card of Sangster, Harry Palmer Place of Birth: Bury St Edmunds Date 1871 Catalogue reference BT 351/1links to the Catalogue Dept Records of the Board of Trade and of successor and related bodies Series Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Index of First World War Mercantile Marine Medals and the British War Medal Piece Surnames Aabye - Zwet (fiches 0001 - 0678); Miscellaneous surnames Baker - Wilkinson (fiche 0679) Image contains One document of many for this catalogue reference Number of image files: 1 Image Reference Format and Version Part Number Size (KB) Number of Pages Price (£) 259 / 124413 PDF 1.2 1 657 2 3.50 Total Price (£) 3.50 It may tell you a little more Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) >I have found a bronze campaign medal with my grandfather's name around > the edge - HARRY PALMER SANGSTER > It states 'For War Service Mercantile Marine, 1914 1918'. and was for > Campaign Service. > > I have found a write up about the medal and it states it was awarded to > members of the Merchant Navy for one or more voyages through a war or > danger zone during the course of WW1. How can I find out where he went > and what he did and what ship(s) he was on. All the records I can find > are for army personnel. > > I have also found his British War Medal - which men were given these ? > and would it have been connected to his service at sea. > Any help re where I can find his details appreciated. I was always led > to believe that he was living in Horley in Surrey all through WW1. > > Shirley