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Gritty

Gritty Report 9 Dec 2014 15:59

First name(s) EDWARD JOSEPH
Last name PRATT
Service number 2469
Rank R.S.M.
Regiment Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Battalion 10th Battalion.
Birth place WESTWOOD HEATH, WARWICKS
Residence FOLESHILL, WARWICKS
Enlistment place WARWICK
Death year 1917
Death day 20
Death month 9
Cause of death Died of wounds
Death place France & Flanders
Theatre of war Western European Theatre

Potty

Potty Report 9 Dec 2014 12:31

WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920 - these are different records from the medal cards. They are the Regimental lists of men awarded, usually one for each medal.


UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920
E J Pratt

Military Year:1914-1915
Rank:Company Sergeant Major
Medal Awarded:1914-15 Star
Regiment or Corps:Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Regimental Number:2469


UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920

Name:Edward J Pratt
Military Year:1914-1920
Rank:Warrant Officer Class 2
Medal Awarded:British War Medal and Victory Medal
Regiment or Corps:Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Regimental Number:2469
Previous Units:10th Bn. R. War. R. 2469 W.O. Cl. I

If these are not the same as the ones GlitterBaby is sending you, let me know and I will send the images.

The first one says he was Killed in Action, 20/09/1917

Colette

Colette Report 8 Dec 2014 21:23

Hi I need the images I only have the basic sub on Ancestry cheers Glitter xxx

Researching:
Pratt..Kenilworth...Ralston..Glasgow....Haizelden..Chiddingly Sussex..Benson..Troutbeck Cumbria.

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 8 Dec 2014 20:19

These two are Medal Cards


Name: E J Pratt
Regiment or Corps: Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Regimental Number: 2469



Name: Edward J Pratt
Regiment or Corps: 10th R War R
Regimental Number: 2469




Have you viewed them or do you need the images ?

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

Colette

Colette Report 8 Dec 2014 17:56

Hi are these new records on Ancestry (WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920) or are they the same as the Medal Roll Card..would some mind saving these two for me

E J Pratt
rank regiment or corps 2469 medal awarded


Edward J Pratt
rank regiment or corps 2469 medal awarded

Thank you Col

Researching:
Pratt..Kenilworth...Ralston..Glasgow....Haizelden..Chiddingly Sussex..Benson..Troutbeck Cumbria.