William James Rositer was my Grandfather. Sadly he died in 1929. I obtained his MIC from the National Archives and have noticed an anotation -"Retd-", with a date which I can't quite make out. The medals were issued on the 13 Dec 1921 I was wondering if this meant that the medals were returned. The address on the card is correct. William was a cook and sailed regularly from Fleetwood to Belfast. In 1915 he served on the Duke of Connaught and from memory the Duke of Albany. Any help will be appreciated Diane
Hi Diane, The ribbons would have been issued to the MMO (Mercantile Marine Office) in Fleetwood and given to the seaman. The medals would have to be minted and sent out later to the seaman's address but sometimes the medals were returned for various reasons. Undeliverable because the family moved on, incorrect inscription on the rim of the medal, and in other cases death of the seaman. * I take it you have seen his MN CR10 card? Regards Hugh
Thanks Hugh, All I have is his MIC. What is his MN CR10 card? This is a new area for me. Thanks Diane
HI I am not as experienced with these medal cards as with the army ones, but it seems to me that on the second page, the medals were applied for on 30th January 1920, the application was sent to Fleetwood on that day with the ribbons and was returned on 6/1/21. The medals were then sent on 31.12.21, so he would have them? regards Robert
Robert, Looking at it again I think you are correct. Diane if you pm your email I will send the card on - it has a photo of him. Regards Hugh
Thanks, that makes sense. The question now is what happened to them. I will have to ask family if the know anything. Regards Diane
