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Thanks for that, it explains it all very clearly. I will try the newer scans of the Medal Index cards to see if they captured the full reference unlike the older scan that I have seen to date. Then it looks like a trip to Kew is in order. Hopefully there will be some further information available, e...

Mark

Thanks for that. As a complete beginner at this Military research, can you explain that a bit further? When you say "access the roll with the number shown", what roll do you mean etc? Sorry for the real basic questions and thanks for your help.

Apologies to the other poster for stealing and adapting his topic title but as you will see in a second the two enquiries are pretty closely related. I am also trying to trace any further information about my grandad, who also served in the Royal Field Artillery in WWI and entered theatre just days ...

Hi. I have just found this forum. It looks to be a great resource. I am Mark and I am researching several things at once. I am interested in the surnames of Nevill, Brookes, Blanchard, Deason, Rogers and Barnes. All from the 1850s and earlier in East London or West Essex areas, but also the Prittlew...