Examples of Naval Campaign Medals

 

 

Source: PRO: ADM 171/1 - Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840

 

These are recorded by action. However, towards the end of the microfilm there is an alphabetical statement of the names of those that made applications.

 

 

p.43 (stamped in right hand corner)

 

St. Vincent 14th Feby 1797

.

Name of the Claimant, and his present Rank:

Hedges... William

Name of the Ship in which he served:

Emerald

Captain’s Name:

Berkely

 

Extracts from Ship’s Books

 

Quality or Rating at the time of the Battle:

Boy

Note any checked Absent from the Ship on the day of the Battle:

 

Not absent

Note any marked with an (R) stated the Date of Desertion:

 

Not marked down

If Claim verified by Ship’s Books:

Yes

Reference to Application:

3

824

Observations by the Board of Flag Officers:

Medal sent through Colonial Office 12.6.50 ???

 

 

p.334 (stamped in right hand corner)

 

Guadaloupe Jany & Feby 1810

.

Name of the Claimant, and his present Rank:

Wardle....John

Name of the Ship in which he served:

Plumper

Captain’s Name:

E. Flynn

 

Extracts from Ship’s Books

 

Quality or Rating at the time of the Battle:

Actg Lieut

Note any checked Absent from the Ship on the day of the Battle:

 

No

Note any marked with an (R) stated the Date of Desertion:

 

No

If Claim verified by Ship’s Books:

Yes

Reference to Application:

S

379

Observations by the Board of Flag Officers:

 

 

 

 

Source: PRO: ADM 171/24 - Turkish Crimea Medal 1855

 

This roll is entered alphabetically by ships’ names and then roughly alphabetically by surname.

 

ALGIERS

.

No.:

1

Name:

Bance H.P.

Ratings:

Lieut.

On Ship’s Book

 

When delivered or sent. Remarks, &c.:

D before leaving England

 

 

No.:

14

Name:

Brown James

Ratings:

Shipwright

On Ship’s Book

77

When delivered or sent. Remarks, &c.:

Delvd on board

 

 

 

Source: PRO: ADM 171/53 - Queen’s South Africa Medal 1899-1902 and King’s South Africa Medal 1901-02

 

This roll is well set out by ships’ names alphabetically and then surname alphabetically.

 

DORIS

.

Official or Regimental Number:

King’s S.A. Medal E 466/1903

Name:

Lingham....A.

Number of Medal:

1017

Rank or Rating:

Lieut.

No. on Ship’s Books:

14.9

Clasp for:

14*

When delivered or sent:

N.B. Naval Transport...} 5 Apl 1902 S.P.

.......Office Cape Town}

 

* There is a numbered list of clasps at the front of this roll. 14 - Orange Free State

 

 

Official or Regimental Number:

159,834

Name:

Lennard.....J

Number of Medal:

1023

Rank or Rating:

P.O. 2cl

No. on Ship’s Books:

125

Clasp for:

 

When delivered or sent:

Melampus 6 Nov 1901 S.P.

 

 

Source: PRO: ADM 171/94 - Great War 1914-19 R.N. Ratings Medal Roll - Surnames A-Ba

 

This is well set out alphabetically

 

 

Name:

BARNETT Leonard B.

Rank or Rating:

Tel.

No.:

J.39803

Medals, &c., earned:

St...V...B

How Issued or disposed of:

S

Remarks:

 

 

 

Name:

BARNETT Wm. H.

Rank or Rating:

P.O.

No.:

208486

Medals, &c., earned:

St...V...B

How Issued or disposed of:

"EREBUS"

Remarks:

 

 

 Medals:-

.

St

1914-15 Star

B

British War Medal

V

Victory Medal

 

How Issued:-

.

S

Self

 

 

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Example of a rating’s entry in the First World War R.N.R. medal roll

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Example of a rating’s entry in the First World World War R.N.V.R. medal roll

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Example of entries of R.N.V.R. officer mentioned in dispatches

 

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