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Originally Posted by Retlaw
Thanks Canuk.
I already know about medal cards, and the military records.
For the 11th East Lancs (Accrington Pals) I've collected 4167 Cards, there are some missing on Ancestry, so I'm making one for those, I've also acquired 1026 sets of their service records, I've downloaded all the service records which have survived the blitz of WW2. of my Accrington Heroes, 2629 sets, altogether over 30,000 sheets of paper, I waded thro for info. Then when I've finished prettying up the Pals Cards, for John in the library, my next quest is the medal cards for the Heroes, some 12 1/2 thousand of em, had a slight mux up recently, finished up seeing a specialist at Burnley, I think I were in better health than him. Hopefully, I'll have all their cards before I clock it.
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That is a wonderful achievement . When researching medals I have of course downloaded a number MICs but not anywhere near your numbers . My father was a WW1 infantry man in France with the Black Watch . Unfortunately his records did not survive the Blitz ,not even in the burnt records . I was able to obtain the sections of his unit war diary 1/7th Black Watch that related to the various actions in which he participated , including the day that he was wounded ,July 1918.
I have also researched two brothers in the 1/9th Argyll and sutherland Highlanders , a unit that was virtually wiped out at 2nd Ypres in April1915 . I have managed to obtain the CWWG records of all of those KIA, most are commemorated on the Menin Gate . I had the privilege of visiting that Memorial a couple of years ago .
Regards
Canuck