Hi Dave,
I tried to view the medal rolls without success, says I need to subscribe. I've had an Ancestry subscription since 2003 but, I let it lapse recently due to house move taking over spare time. Just looking at Albert Norton's military information whilst I have time.
Thanks anyway.
Regards,
Marlene C.
Marlene, I have not had an ancestry subscription for years and I have been doing complex searches all this week on the medal rolls in Ancestry. It clearly states that they are free. You need to go to Ancestry, bring down the search menu, select Military then on the right hand side select the file that says MEDAL ROLLS FREE. Once you are in that you can do everything.
Dave
Both of these A. Norton 3/5054 and Alfred Norton 11063 are on ancestry - both have joining dates well before 1918 so I don't think either are your Alfred.
Yes Sue, That's what I found on Ancestry.
The information I was given via Find My Past could lead me to my Albert but, there's no service number on it which is all I need really.
Regards,
Marlene C.
Marlene, take a look at researchingww1.co.uk. There is a clear statement there about the Victory Medal. It says:
"The Victory medal was awarded to all servicemen and women who served in a theatre of war between 5th August 1914 and 11th November 1918 and automatically qualified its recipient for the British War Medal. The Victory medal was never awarded on its own.
Soldiers continued to be eligible for the medal post Armistice if they served in Trans-Capia (modern day Turkmenistan) and Northern Russia in 1919."
If the info you have about your grandfather is correct, this means that he did not qualify for the medal, so there cannot be a medal card for him.
Dave