Decorated War Heroes... fathers...mothers...sons...brothers This collection contains the original index cards (fronts and backs) produced at the Army Medal Office, Droitwich. Includes those that were honoured with the Distinguished Conduct Medal, the Military Medal, the 1914 Star), the 1914-1915 Star, the British War Medal, the Allied Victory Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Silver War Badge for Services Rendered, the Territorial Force War Medal and the Allied Subjects Medal.
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Find out if one of your family members served in WWI......using our British Army Service Records database. This database contains the surviving service records on non-commissioned officers and other ranks that served in WWI and did not re-enlist in the Army prior to WWII. This database has recently been updated and now contains records for all surnames in the range A-H. Names that fall outside of this range that are presently included come from records that were misfiled according to surname sequence. |
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"There was a real sense of excitement the day me and a few of my friends turned up at Chester Enlistment office on this fresh winter’s morning. The queue was already several deep outside the doors when we arrived... Some of the gents in the queue didn’t even look old enough to be leaving their mother’s apron strings, let alone serving King and Country, but then who am I to judge their reasoning or fitness to serve... This was a chance of adventure and travel (at his majesty’s expense I might add), it would be rude to decline the offer. You know what I’m saying…" 
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