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SERVICE PAPERS (ARMY OTHER RANKS 1760-1913)

Contains a wealth of information, Medals,promotions and service dates etc.
£9.00 copies at cost. £7.00 fee if not found.

MEDAL ROLLS,(PRE 1ST W.W)

Contains details of medals awarded/verification of bars awarded.Eg. the Boer War, Queens South Africa Medal. For Engineers/Artiller/Corps,and common surnames,The unit must be known,otherwise an hourly/part hourly fee will be charged.
£5.50 includes ONE copy.

ARMY.(FIRST WORLD WAR ONLY UNLESS STATED).

MEDAL INDEX CARD.(1st World War Only).

This is the essential starting point for any further research into a soldiers service. They show medal entitlement, and regiments and units served, number changes,dates of entry into a particular theatre of war, awards, prisoner of war, entitlement to the Silver War Badge, (S.W.B.)and sometimes date of discharge.
£3.00 including copy. (10% discount for 'bulk'orders' 10 or more).

MEDAL INDEX CARDS FOR GALLANTRY AWARDS.

These yield further information and confirm the entitlement to the MILITARY CROSS,DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL,MILITARY MEDAL, and the MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL.Subsequent awards of the bar to the above are shown, and the London Gazette Date is shown, and the theatre of war in which won.
£3.00 including copy.

ANNOTATED LONDON GAZETTE AWARDS:DSO,MC,DCM.

Citation for the London Gazette, but with written details of date and location of where decoration was earned, enabling war diary for that time to be located.
£5.00 incudes copy.

RECOMMENDATIONS/HONOURS 2ND WORLD WAR.

London Gazette entry required first.Includes copy of the recommendation/citation. Most citations survive.
£12.00 includes copy.

MEDAL ROLLS & **NOW** GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL ROLL.(POST WW1.OPS. BARS IRAQ/KURDISTAN/PERSIA/ETC.& NEWLY RELEASED INDIA POST WW1 MEDAL ROLLS.)

These show the battalion number and are useful to clarify movements,number changes and the entitlement to the bar to the 1914 star.For WW1 rolls, the Medal Index card at £3.00 is first required.
£5.50 including copy.

SILVER WAR BADGE (S.W.B.)ROLL.

The Medal Index Card is first Required at £3.00. The S.W.B. was issued for discharge due to many reasons, eg: wounds, gassed, sickness etc.and details include date of enlistment and discharge.
£5.50 including copy.SILVER WAR BADGE,(WHERE NUMBER ONLY IS KNOWN).
£6.00 including copy.

WAR DIARIES.(1st and 2nd WORLD WARS) & NATIONAL SERVICE (HISTORICAL REPORTS).

These diaries were a day by day accout of movements and actions kept by or on behalf on the commanding officer of a Regiments Battalion.Some contain immense detail, whilst other of smaller units are sparse in detail. If a date is known for a casualty,or particular incident, then they show where the battalion was at the time.Officers are often mentioned, either for movements, or as a casualty, but other ranks are not mentioned as a rule, although some diaries record bravery acts of indivuals.
£9.00 search fee, copies extra at cost.

LONDON GAZETTE ENTRIES.(1st and 2nd WORLD WARS).

These are the official notification for awards and honours eg: V.C. D.S.O. M.C. D.C.M. M.M. M.I.D. and Foreign awards eg: French and Belgium Croix De Guerre. Awards except for the M.M. downwards include the citations and possible date of action.
£5.00.copies extra at cost.

SERVICE PAPERS (OFFICERS).

These include Officers who served upto approx. 1921,but not in World War 2,in the Regulars,and Territorials.They usually contain a wealth if personal information, and details.
£10.00 copies are extra at cost.£7.00 search fee if papers not found.(Common names hourly rate).

SERVICE PAPERS (OTHER RANKS).

The medal index card is first required at £3.00
There are 2 series of papers available.A search will be carried out in both of them,and the 3rd collation and mi-sorts.The first contains soldiers that were regulars, and later discharged for sickness,wounds, or pension. The second series are caller the 'burnt' series. During the bombing of London in the 2nd World War many were damaged or destroyed and have been microfilmed. Nearly all contain a wealth of information.

ALL SURNAMES NOW FILMED.
£9.00, copies are extra at cost.£7.00 search fee if papers not found. COMMON SURNAMES WILL BE CHARGED AT THE HOURLY RATE OF £25.00 per hour.

SOLDIERS DIED/CASUALTY.

This is a package designed to give the full range of infomation available into a soldier that was either killed or died of wounds.Includes medal index card, medal roll or rolls.Search for service pares,war diary for unit served showing where thier battalion was at the time, print from Soldiers Died in the Great War, and Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
£28.00 fee.£2.00 reduction if papers not survived.Copies extra at cost.

SOLDIERS NON CASUALTY/SURVIVED THE WAR.

Much the same as the above, but include S.W.B. entry, if entitled.Does not include war diary,soldiers died or C.W.G.C. PRINTS.
£24.00 fee.£2.00 reduction if papers have not survived.Copies extra at cost.

SOLDIERS DIED IN THE GREAT WAR PRINT AND SCROLL

Includes copy of the 'Memorial Scroll'as would have been issued to the next of kin,included (colour).
£2.50 including copies.

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