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BRITISH MILITARY MEDALS RESEARCHED
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FRONT LINE RESEARCH
30 SHEEN GATE GARDENS
LONDON
SW14 7NY
0181 878 9828
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Dear Sir, June 1999
Listed below are the most usual requests for research that I receive. If you cannot see you field of interest listed, or need some clarification of any items please contact me.
SERVICE RECORDS
PRE 1914 OTHER RANKS *SEE ALSO 1914-20 OTHER RANKS
REGULAR ARMYUSUALLY AROUND 40% FOUND.#4.00
1914 PRE OFFICERS.HOURLY RATE
MUSTER ROLLS AND DESCRIPTION BOOKS
IF A SOLDIER OR OFFICERS RECORDS OF SERVICE DOES NOT SURVIVE A RECORD OF HIS SERVICE AND CAMPAIGNS CAN USUALLY BE BUILT UP FROM THESE..HOURLY RATE
MILITIA OTHER RANKS#4.00
BOER WAR IMPERIAL YEOMANRY MOST AVAILABLE#4.00
1914-20 OTHER RANKS
THESE FALL INTO TWO GROUPS OF DOCUMENTS, THE BURNT AND THE UNBURNT SERIES.THE UNBURNT SERIES ARE FULLY A-Z AVAILABLE AND REPRESENT APPROX 10% OF THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE RANKS. THEY ARE MAINLY MADE UP OF MEN WHO WERE DISCHARGED IN THAT PERIOD WHO WERE ENTITLED TO A PENSION DUE TO WOUNDS, LENGTH OF SERVICE ETC. THE MAJORITY OF THESE RECORDS WERE COLLECTED TOGETHER AFTER WW2. THEY INCLUDE MANY RECORDS OF SERVICE OF MEN WHO SERVED IN THE BOER WAR AND PRIOR CAMPAIGNS WHOM EITHER RE-ENLISTED AND SERVED ABROAD IN THE GREAT WAR OR SERVED IN THE UK INVOLVED IN TRAINING, RECRUITING ETC. RECORDS OF OLD SOLDIERS WHO ENLISTED IN THE ROYAL DEFENCE CORPS IN THEIR 70S CAN ALSO BE FOUND. THE BURNT SERIES ARE THE DOCUMENTS THAT SURVIVED THE BLITZ IN THE LAST WAR. THEY WILL BRING (WHEN FILMED IN FULL) A TOTAL OF APPROX 35% OF OTHER RANKS SERVICE DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE. THE FILMING PROJECT WILL NOT BE COMPLETED UNTIL 2003. CURRENTLY THE RECORDS OF THOSE MEN WHO SURNAMES BEGIN WITH THE LETTERS A, D, E, N, O, Q, U, V, & Z ARE AVAILABLE.
IF A SEARCH IS REQUIRED IN BOTH SERIES PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH SERIES SHOULD BE CHECKED FIRST. I WOULD SUGGEST THE BURNT SERIES AS 25% AVAILABLE AS TO 10% IN THE UNBURNT SERIES. IF PAPERS ARE FOUND IN FIRST SERIES SEARCHED ONLY #4.00 WILL BE CHARGED.
JUST RELEASED!!! A SUPPLEMENTARY SERIES OF UNBURNT RECORDS AMOUNTING TO AROUND ANOTHER 20-25,000 DOCUMENTS. COMTINUED
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SEARCH IN EITHER SERIES..#4.00*
SEARCH IN BOTH SERIES.#7.00*
SEARCH IN SUPPLEMENTARY SERIES..#2.00*
*SEE NOTES ON COMMON NAMES.
1914-20 OFFICERS
THE SERVICE FILES AVAILABLE REPRESENT AROUND 65% OF ALL OFFICERS WHO SERVED IN THE ARMY DURING THE GREAT WAR. THE CONTENT VARIES A GREAT DEAL. USUALLY THEY INCLUDE, COMMISSION FORMS, PREVIOUS SERVICE PAPERS IF FROM THE RANKS, DETAILS OF WOUNDS, SICKNESS, PERSONAL INFORMATION. IF KILLED A COPY OF THE TELEGRAM TO THE NEXT OF KIN IS USUALLY AVAILABLE, TOGETHER WITH A VARIETY OF DOCUMENTS. FROM BURIAL DETAILS TO A DETAILED ACCOUNT AS TO HOW HE MET HIS END. IF AN OFFICER WAS CAPTURED A STATEMENT AS TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS CAPTURE IS USUALLY ENCLOSED.
MANY FILES RUN TO DOZENS OF SHEETS WITH MUCH DUPLICATION OF INFORMATION OR OF NO INTEREST. UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED I SHALL USE MY DISGRESSION AS TO WHAT TO COPY.
SEARCH OF INDEXES - FILE NOT AVAILABLE..#2.00
SEARCH OF INDEXES, ORDERING AND PREPARATION - FILE AVAILABLE..#7.00
ROYAL NAVY RATINGS TO ENLISTMENT DATE OF 1923.
SHOWS SERVICE TO 1929.WHERE SERVICE NUMBER KNOWN..#4.00
WHERE SERVICE NUMBER IS NOT KNOWN#8.00
ROYAL MARINE RATINGS TO ENLISTMENT DATE OF c1922..#4.00
EARLY RM RECORDS ARE IN THE FORM OF LOOSE ATTESTATION PAPERS WITH DETAILS OF SERVICE ENCLOSED. THESE HAVE TO BE SEARCHED FOR AT MY HOURLY RATE.. GENERALLY WHERE NO SERVICE NUMBER IS AVAILABLE.
ROYAL FLYING CORPS AND ROYAL AIR FORCE OFFICERS 1914-20
IF SERVED DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR THESE ARE NOT AVAILABLE..#4.00
ROYAL FLYING CORPS AND ROYAL AIR FORCE OTHER RANKS 1914-20
IF A MAN SERVED IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR THESE ARE NOT AVAILABLE...#4.00
ROYAL NAVY AIR SERVICE OTHER RANKS 1914-18.#4.00
HONOURS AND AWARDS
FIRST WORLD WAR ARMY DSO, MC, DCM
WAR OFFICE COPY OF LG THIS SHOWS IN MOST CASES THE DATE AND PLACE OF THE ACT FOR WHICH AWARDED. INFORMATION WHICH WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE CITATION PRIOR TO GOING TO PRESS#2.50
UNIT WAR DIARY SEARCH FOR DETAILS OF ACTION#4.00
FIRST WORLD WAR ARMY MM
AS NONE OF THE CITATIONS FOR THE AWARD OF THE MM TO BRITISH TROOPS SEEM TO HAVE SURVIVED, THE ONLY WAY ONE CAN USUALLY GAIN ANY DETAILS IS FROM A SEARCH OF THE UNIT WAR DIARIES. IN THE MAJORITY OF CASES THERE IS NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE, BUT A DIARY CHECK CAN YIELD RESULTS. SOMETIMES
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THE AWARDS ARE MENTIONED AND GIVE A DATE FOR THE ACTION. ON OCCASIONS FULL CITATIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THE WAR DIARY.
3 MONTH SEARCH BACK FROM THE LG DATE#4.00
SEARCH LONGER PERIOD..HOURLY RATE
FIRST WORLD WAR NAVY AND MARINES DSO, DSC, DSM, MID
FOR THESE AWARDS A SEARCH CAN BE MADE IN ADMIRALTY RECORDS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS OR CITATIONS..HOURLY RATE
THESE ARE LESS LIKELY TO HAVE SURVIVED FOR THE 1918-19 PERIOD
FIRST WORLD WAR RFC/RAF DSO, DFC, DFM, DCM
RECOMMENDATIONS SEARCH.HOURLY RATE
SECOND WORLD WAR ARMY DSO, MC, DCM, MM
RECOMMENDATION FOR AWARDS#5.00
FOR SOME THEATRES OF WAR ALSO MID, RRC, OBE ETC
SECOND WORLD WAR NAVY DSO, DSC, DSM, MID
ADMIRALTY RECORDS SEARCH FOR RECOMMENDATIONS..HOURLY RATE
SECOND WORLD WAR RAF DSO, DFC, DFM, MID
RECOMMENDATIONS#8.00
NEW YEARS AND BIRTHDAY HONOURS 1943-1965-ARMY
RECOMMENDATIONS..#5.00
OTHER CAMPAIGNS
MANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INTER-WAR AND POST WAR OPERATIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL SERVICES. ASK FOR ADVISEGENERALLY HOURLY RATE
LONDON GAZETTE ENTRIES
FOR ALL THE ABOVE 1914-19 & 1939-46 PERIOD. ALSO FOR AWARDS OUTSIDE THE WAR YEARS, BUT DATE KNOWN#2.50
AWARDS OUTSIDE WAR YEARS BUT DATE NOT KNOWN..HOURLY RATE
CAMPAIGN MEDALS
ARMY AND NAVAL MEDAL CONFIRMATION - PRE 1914.#4.00*
THESE ROLLS CONFIRM AWARDS OF THE MEDALS AND ENTITLEMENT TO ANY BARS.
*THERE ARE A COUPLE OF ROLLS THAT A CONFIRMATION SEARCH MAY BE LENGTHY. AS IN THE CASE OF THE CRIMEA ROYAL ARTILLRY ROLL. IN THESE ODD CASES A QUOTE WILL BE GIVEN. OTHERWISE THE ABOVE FEE STANDS INCLUDING A COPY FROM THE ROLL.
FIRST WORLD WAR MEDALS ARMY AND AIR FORCE. VADS ETC
MEDAL INDEX CARDS THESE GENERALLY SHOW A PERSONS NAMES, RANK/S, NUMBER/S, REGIMENT/S, OR CORPS SERVED IN. ALSO SHOWS MEDALS AWARDED, ENTITLEMENT TO MID, SILVER WAR BADGE, 1914 BAR. WHERE A 1914 OR 1914-15 STAR WAS AWARDED AND USUALLY FOR OFFICERS A FIRST THEATRE OF WAR ALONG WITH A DATE OF ENTRY IS SHOWN.
HANDWRITTEN COPY.#1.00
COPY FROM MICROFICHE #1.50
MEDAL ROLLS (REFENENCE FOR SEARCHING THESE ROLLS ARE ON THE MIC)
THERE ARE FOUR SEPARATE MEDAL ROLLS. ONE FOR ISSUE OF THE BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS, THE 1914 STAR, THE 1914-15 STAR AND LASTLY THE TERRITORIAL FORCE WAR MEDAL. THE ROLL WITH THE MOST INFORMATION IS THE
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BWM/VM ROLL. THIS GENERALLY, FOR INFANTRY UNITS SHOWS THE BATTALION/S SERVED IN.PER ROLL..#2.00
SILVER WAR BADGE (REFERENCE FROM THE MIC)
THESE GENERALLY SHOW DATES OF ENLISTMENT AND DISCHARGE, AGE ON DISCHARGE AND REASON e.g. SICKNESS, WOUNDS ETC.#2.00
FIRST WORLD WAR NAVAL
CONFIRMATION OF MEDALS.#1.50
OPERATIONAL RECORDS
WAR DIARIES FROM 1914
THESE ARE AVAILABLE FOR MOST ARMY AND RM UNITS FROM 1914. THEY LIST DAY BY DAY THEIR POSITION, ACTION, CASUALTIES ETC. USEFUL FOR DETAILS OF AN ACTION IN WHICH A MAN WAS KILLED OR RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR GALLENTRY. OFFICERS ARE OFTEN MENTIONED BUT OTHER RANKS NO SO OFTEN. HOWEVER SOME DIARIES LIST BY NAME ALL CASUALTIES WHETHER OFFICERS OR OTHER RANKS.
SEARCH OF UP TO 3 MONTH PERIOD..#4.00
LONGER PERIODHOURLY RATE
ROYAL NAVY
SHIPS LOGS, WHICH SHOW POSITION AND SOME OTHER DETAIL CAN BE CHECKED FOR MOST PERIODS. USEFUL FOR SHIPS POSITION FOR CASUALTIES AND GALLANTRY AWARDSSPECIFIC DATE#4.00
LONGER PERIODHOURLY RATE
FIRST WORLD WAR ROYAL FLYING CORPS AND ROYAL AIR FORCE
OPERATIONAL RECORDS AND COMBAT REPORTS
THESE ARE QUITE DETAILED AND EXTENSIVE AND GIVE DETAILS OF DOGFIGHTS, RECONNASANCE WORK ETCHOURLY RATE
SECOND WORLD WAR ROYAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONAL RECORDS AND COMBAT REPORTS
AGAIN THESE GIVE DETAILS OF AIR ACTIONS ETC. FOR ALL SQUADRONS DETAILS OF EACH RAID ARE LISTED SHOWING AIRCRAFT DETAILS, AIRCREW, TARGETS, RESULTS OF RAIDS AND CASUALITIES..HOURLY RATE
CASUALTIES
SOLDIERS AND OFFICERS DIED IN THE GREAT WAR
PER NAME.#1.00
COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION DETAILS
ALL WARS AND CONFLICTS.#2.50
WAR DIARIES
USEFUL FOR PINPOINTING A POSITION AND DETAILS OF AN ACTION OR OTHERWISE OF A UNIT FOR MEN KILLED, WOUNDED...#4.00
ROYAL NAVY
OPERATIONAL RECORDS CAN BE SEARCHED FOR DETAILS OF ACTIONS. SOME LIST FULL DETAILS OF CASUALTIES, INCLUDING DETAILS OF INFORMING THE NEXT OF KIN OF DEATH..HOURLY RATE
ROYAL AIR FORCE
OPERATIONAL RECORDS CAN BE SEARCHED FOR DETAILS OF RAIDS ETC. THESE GIVE FULL DETAILS OF CREWS AND CASUALTIES.
PRISONERS OF WAR WORLD WAR TWO
JAPANESE PRISONER OF WAR CARD#3.00
OTHER THEATRES OF WAR. CONFIRMATION OR SEARCH... #3.00
HOURLY RATE #15.00
NOTES
FIRST WORLD WAR SOLDIERS PAPERS THE PRICE QUOTED IS FOR THE MAJORITY OF SEARCH REQUESTS. DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE RECORDS SOME NAMES MAY TAKE A LONG TIME TO SEARCH FOR, e.g. SMITH, BROWN, WILLIAMS ETC. IF YOU SEND AN ENQUIRY AND I THINK IT WILL TAKE LONGER THAN THE AVERAGE SEARCH I SHALL INFORM YOU AND GIVE A QUOTE AS TO THE MAXIMUN. PLEASE GIVE ANY CHRISTIAN NAMES THAT ARE KNOWN (USUALLY AVAILABLE FROM THE MEDAL INDEX CARD)
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1) CHARGES QUOTED ARE PER NAME, PER SEARCH.*SEE NOTES.
2) MUCH OF THE RESEARCH WILL INVOLVE OBTAINING PHOTOCOPIES. THESE WILL BE CHARGED AT COST UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.
3) NO MONEY NEED BE SENT IN ADVANCE, UNLESS LARGE AMOUNTS OF COPYING IS INVOLVED.
4) INVOICES ARE PAYABLE UPON RECEIPT.
5) CHEQUES SHOULD BE MADE PAYABLE TO FRONT LINE RESEARCH.
OVERSEAS CUSTOMERS PLEASE PAY BY STERLING CHEQUE OR MONEY ORDER.
IF UNABLE TO OBTAIN A STERLING ORDER I CAN ACCEPT PAYMENT WITH AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE TO COVER MY BANK CONVERSION FEES. PLEASE ASK FOR DETAILS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PAY IN ANOTHER CURRENCY.
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