In your search results, look for the Reference code. Given this, if you are looking for the medal cards of two different people with the same surname it may only be necessary to download one image. Your download will actually contain the images of six medal cards (with the exception of the Indian Army medal cards, which download individually), usually for six different individuals with similar or even identical names. From search results you can select an individual record (by clicking on the title) and download it ( £). Your search results will be displayed in Discovery, our catalogue. You do not need to fill out every field to search these records using only the last name and regiment number often works. You can search for an individual medal index card using the form below. Alternatively, replica medals can be purchased from The National Archives bookshop. You may be able to obtain duplicate medals from a coin or medal dealer. It is Ministry of Defence policy to not issue medal replacements for service before 1920, irrespective of entitlement. However, some of the cards record entitlement to gallantry and long service awards. Most of the cards contain information about campaign medals, which were generally awarded to all those who served overseas. some British Army officers (officers had to apply for their campaign medals and may not have).Most of the cards are for soldiers in the British Army. There are over 5 million cards, held in series WO 372. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim. These records are index cards created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War.
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