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From: Phillip MURPHY <>
Subject: Re: [WW1] R.E or Northern Railway Enginers
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 01 11:03:43 +1000


G'day,
>
>The regulations need to be checked, but he may be entitled to the BWM, but
>not the Victory.

I don't have Carol's original message any more, but from memory it
related to a NZ serviceman.
If so, he is entitled to a British War Medal, but not the Victory Medal.

To qualify for the British War Medal a serviceman had to either - enter a
theatre of war on duty or leave their places of residence and render
approved service overseas. So a non - Uk resident (e.g. Aust, N.Z. etc.
qualified by leaving their country and serving in UK, while a UK resident
did not qualify.
The Victory Medal required - service on the establishment of a unit
within a theatre of war within the specified dates for the respective
theatre.

Best Wishes
Phillip MURPHY
>
>Cheers
>
>Brenton
>
>
>>From: "Tom Tulloch-Marshall" <>
>>To:
>>Subject: Re: [WW1] R.E or Northern Railway Enginers
>>Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 10:24:24 +0100
>>
>>"> My Grandfather .... never left England but he did received the British
>>Medal RE/104AZ Page 332.
>> > Regards Carol"
>> >
>>Carol - that's not possible - you couldnt qualify for any of the five
>>British WW1 general service medals without having seen overseas service.
Correct - but if a non UK serviceman, service in the UK was "overseas
service"

Best Wishes
Phillip MURPHY

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