Terry Posted 8 December , 2003 Share Posted 8 December , 2003 From what I can understand, 1914 Stars to the various Guards units only have the regimental name, not the battalion, on the reverse. ie. Pte.A.Bloggins, G.Gds, instead of the more common Pte.Snooks, 4/Middlesex. How can one determine the actual battalion of the recipient? Does the MIC indicate such? The Coldstream Guards 1st Bn was with the 1st Division, while their 2nd and 3rd Bns were with the 2nd Division. It would be nice to narrow down the actual battalion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muerrisch Posted 8 December , 2003 Share Posted 8 December , 2003 I would be surprised if the Medal Roll at PRO were not arranged alphabetically in order of battalions: RWF certainly are. That should solve your problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reed Posted 8 December , 2003 Share Posted 8 December , 2003 Am pretty sure I have seen some with the battalion on - don't have mine to hand to check. However, the MIC usually says which battalion they were in, as does the BWM/Vic roll in WO329. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted 8 December , 2003 Author Share Posted 8 December , 2003 Thanks fellows; I have a trio on the way and it has the MIC so I may be in luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyspiller Posted 9 December , 2003 Share Posted 9 December , 2003 Terry The MIC that I have for my Grenadier confirms that he was 1st Bn GG for the 14 star. Regards Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted 9 December , 2003 Author Share Posted 9 December , 2003 Thanks Andy; you give me cause for hope when the medals and MIC arrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted 9 December , 2003 Author Share Posted 9 December , 2003 I note that a 1914 Star trio to the Devon Regiment has been listed on Speedbid today which has a star with no battalion number a la the Guards units we have been discussing. Perhaps there are other examples.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_Grundy Posted 10 December , 2003 Share Posted 10 December , 2003 Terry I'm not 100% sure but I think this only applies to the Coldstream Guards. Cheers, Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Matthews Posted 15 February , 2004 Share Posted 15 February , 2004 Apologies for a rather belated reply to this thread but I can confirm that Coldstream Guards 1914 Stars do not include the recipients battalion. 1914 stars to the Grenadier Guards, however, do include battalion. I'd be interested in corresponding with fellow Grenadier collectors; over the past few years I've been compiling a full searchable Lotus database which, at present, contains the details of just under 10,000 Grenadier's who served during the Great War. My main sources of information thus far include the 1914 Star rolls for 1st and 2nd Bn.'s, SWB rolls, SDGW & CWGC, Ponsonsby's, old medal catalogues and local newspapers / roll's of honour. Best wishes Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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