Can anyone help with this please? Is the mark to represent 'Overseas' or something else. I can't find further papers with any assurance of being correct person, so they were probably destroyed in the war years. He was issued Britis h & Victory Medal via War Office. Would that signify his having been discharged, deceased or just out of town?
Someone will come to your aid, I'm sure but in the meantime did you check Wiki...List of Abbreviations on Commonwealth WW1 Medals. If he was overseas it would state the theatre of war with a number. Scrolling down the list, O seems to mean, Rifle Brigade or O for Unknown. Or maybe it just means he got the ordinary medals not the special one that the guy above looks like he got.
Just a thought. The 'O' on the medal card roll.........could it mean that he served overseas but not at any war zone? Reading what is in the square at the top left of your image, I believe means that the information against the name, rank ie SPR (sapper) and number is what is to be inscribed on the medal!!! I think you need to see the actual card not just the roll which is what I believe the above is. The red cross and dashes against the fellow above is I think a symbol of what is to be inscribed on his medals. They don't make it easy for the initiated....
I rather think you is on to something there Sue. For you perusal- note absence of anything next to "Theatre of War..."
A bit more searching and I found that the Star medal was only issued to those who served in a theatre of war. So Harry only got the Victory and the British! Not the 3rd because he didn't see much action.
Well not in a war zone anyway-perhaps he just went over ,?, & opened up the door the others Mayhap he didn't last long enough. I did think he may have died as medals issued by 'War Office' not any divisional Command or what ever. Then again his stamina or lack may have kept him in non war areas. It seems they were claiined tho' as not mentioned as otherwise. Oh well- there's ironing waiting. Thanks for that Sue.
