I have been given 3 medals that were in my Grandad's possession and have established that they are from World War I.
One of the medals is tagged with the name W.G. Pitcher who I have discovered was the uncle of my nan, but the other two are inscribed with the name Pte R. Dean.
I'm guessing that R. Dean had some link with my family in some respect but I can't seem to link him at the moment.
Any ideas as to how I might be able to do this?
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Thread: Tracing Private R. Dean
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02-10-2011, 7:56 PM #1RobinCGuest
Tracing Private R. Dean
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02-10-2011, 8:16 PM #2Jan1954Guest
Hello Robin,
Does the medal for R. Dean have a service number on the edge of the medal as well? If so, you may be able to trace service records wherein there may be clues. Have a read of this TNA guide.
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02-10-2011, 8:21 PM #3RobinCGuest
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02-10-2011, 8:29 PM #4RobinCGuest
Found him!
Description Medal card of Dean, Richard
Corps 1st London Regiment
Regiment No 3816
Rank Private
Corps 1st London Regiment
Regiment No 201388
Rank Private
Date 1914-1920
Catalogue reference WO 372/5
Dept Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies
Series War Office: Service Medal and Award Rolls Index, First World War
Piece Cooke W E - Denham W
Image contains 1 medal card of many for this collection
I'm still not sure how he relates to my grandad though.
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02-10-2011, 8:37 PM #5CoromandelGuest
I think there may be a set of records for him on Ancestry, in their "British Army WWI Pension Records" series. At least, there's a match coming up when I search in the index for a Richard Dean with service no. 201388 (which is given as well as no. 3816 on the medal roll card). If this is the right Richard, the papers should give you some more clues about who he was.
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02-10-2011, 8:50 PM #6RobinCGuest
I've looked at the papers and still cannot find a link. There is a next of kin named on image 8953 as Margaret ..... who is listed as his sister. I can't make the surname out though.
I wonder if he lived locally to my ancestors as his discharge address was in Notting Hill and they lived in Kensington.
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02-10-2011, 9:19 PM #7
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02-10-2011, 9:37 PM #10RobinCGuest
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