WWI Death plaque

[queenlatifa]

Ade, your research is awesome.

you never cease to amaze me.

[GasMasksUK]

Ade, your research is awesome.

you never cease to amaze me.

Agreed Its amazing that so much can be discovered from such an item, awesome work

Thanks

Danny

[RH1941]

Ade I have to see what he looked like. Gary

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Guys, I am pleased with what I have found out. I get a real thrill from doing this kind of thing.

Gary, check your email.

Cheers, Ade.

[RH1941]

Ade you are the man. Gary

[skypilot]

This shows what medals he was awarded. The Victory Medal and British War Medal are listed. But what I do find odd is that he was not awarded the 1914-15 Star? I thought that given he was killed in 1915 and a volunteer he would have been awarded this?

The 1914-15 Star was approved in 1918, for issue to officers and men of British and Imperial forces who served in any theatre of the War between 5 August 1914 and 31 December 1915.

The ommission on his card has to be a clerical error.

Cheers, Ade.

The ommission is not an error per se. It is quite common for both the 1914 star and 14/15 star to have separate medal index cards. Francis Bacon is no exception and he has a separate MiC for the star, awarded on the West Kent Yeomanry rolls and would be annotated to that unit. His initials are in a different order on this MiC but he has the same service number so definitely the same chap.

The reason for separate cards is often down to the fact that the star(s) were often earned with other units, separate to those on the BWM & VM - the 14 star and 14/15 star were authorised a fair while before the BWM & VM.

His other MiC shows his date of death as well as confirming that he entered the Egyptian theatre of war on 8.10.1915

I can also tell you that prior to the war he was a Chemistry student.

[Adrian Stevenson]

That explains it then! Thanks for the extra info.

Cheers, Ade.

[ObKrieger]

I just read through this entire thread. Ade, you are one hell of a person. If I ever come across one of these plaques I know who i'm going to!

I have an American soldier I would like to research. I am in posession of his entire dress uniform, dog tags, and awards. Where can I find this much info on him?

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Mo, have you posted this group up on the forum? If so, I will take a look.

Cheers, Ade.

[ObKrieger]

Here is the grouping, Ade. The owner's name is Clarence C. Compton. I am not sure if he is still alive. The last I heard of him is that he is in a home with severe Alzheimer's according to the man I bought it from. I have tried to find family members of his with no luck.

Complete US uniform grouping of local vet