1914 mons star medal.

[Erichjr]

Picked up this 1914 mons star medal and the lady said he was
a pow in ww1. Is there any way to verify that through records?

[Erichjr]

#9829 Pte M.Lang C GDS.

[paulbear]

there should be someone on board who has a handle on the regimental history


PAUL

[Mons 1914]

Coldstream Guards the British War Medal is missing, possible pre war service.

The MIC would help - http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/d...sultcount=1234

[Erichjr]

Thanks for the help, i got his card, says he was Coldstream guards
P of war. Was he awarded the British war medal? also what are
those letters by campaign? when could he have been captured?

[Erichjr]

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[Seigfried]

Thanks for the help, i got his card, says he was Coldstream guards
P of war. Was he awarded the British war medal? also what are
those letters by champaign? when could he have been captured?

The letters by campaign are BEF - the British Expeditionary Force (the Old Contemptibles). He was also awarded the British War medal, the letters 'do' beneath the Victory medal mean 'ditto'.

[Erichjr]

Looks like he might have surrendered at the retreat of Mons or landrecies?

[Seigfried]

Looks like he might have surrendered at the retreat of Mons or landrecies?

Very possibly - we took a bit of a pasting at Mons & Le Cateau against overwhelming numbers. My great grandfather was in the 2nd Manchesters and was wounded and captured at the Le Cateau crossroads during a rearguard action on 26th August 1914.

[Mons 1914]

Yes that confirms he was indeed a prisoner very possible an early one.

[yellow]

There is a red cross index of all Coldstream Guards captured in 1914 for which it was intended to distribute Christmas gifts to. If you ask Mons nicely I`m sure he will able to find the link on the BMF for you.

[Mons 1914]

Here's the red cross link - http://www.icrc.org/eng/contact-archives

[Seigfried]

Here's the red cross link - http://www.icrc.org/eng/contact-archives

I recommend the ICRC, I contacted them last December and they gave me a list of POW camps where my GGF was held.

[yellow]

Not the same link Scott, on this site you can actually download the entire rolls for 1914 in PDF format. I remember commenting on that thread on the BMF "shame there is no Lincolnshire".

[Mons 1914]

I'll have another look Steve, that search engine can be tricky!