1914-15 Star medal roll

Below is shown a transcript from the 1914-15 Star medal roll that contains Herbert Halliday's name. It is kept at the Public Record Office as WO329-2539 page 5652.

  1914-15 STAR
(To be rendered in duplicate)
5652 (A)&(B).
Royal Field Artillery. Regiment or Corps when Decoration was earned.
_________________________________
ROLL OF INDIVIDUALS entitled to the Decoration granted under Army Order 20 of 1919.
To be
left
blank
On date of
Disembarkation
NAME On date of
Disembarkation
REMARKS Record of disposal
of decoration
To be left Blank
for use
in War Office
Regtl.
No.
Rank (a) If non-effective :-Cause, etc.
(b) If transferred :-Present Regtl. No.,
Rank and Unit.
(c) If forfeited :-Cause.
(a) Presented
(b) Despatched
by Post
(c) Taken into
Stock
  79693 Driver MORRIS. Thomas. Joseph 20/7/15 (3) (a) Discharged.    
  79695 Sergt SCHRIMSHAW. Harold. 20/7/15 (3)      
  79696 Gunner BAKER. Fredk. Arthur. 20/7/15 (3)      
  79699 Fitter GASKELL. Harold. 20/7/15 (3) (a) Discharged.    
  79705 Driver ADAMS. Ernest. 18/7/15 (1) (a) Discharged.    
  79705 Driver RIMMER. Thomas. 20/7/15 (3)      
  79706 Bombr PARSONS. Charles. 20/7/15 (3)      
  79707 Gunner SNAPE. Williams. 14/12/15 (1)   _______ ___________
  79707 Driver WILLIAMS. David. 2/9/15 (1) (a) Discharged. I.V. 23/A date. 1-10-20
  79708 Gunner HARDWICK. Thomas. 14/12/15 (1) (a) Discharged.    
  79709 Gunner HALLIDAY. Herbert. 20/12/14 (1) (a) Discharged.    
  79711 Gunner MEEHAN. Patrick. 30/7/15 (1)      
I certify that according to the Official Records the individuals named in this ROLL are entitled to the Decoration as detailed above.
Place____Woolwich.___________ COLONEL
________________________i/c R. H. & R.F.A. RECORDS
Date_______________27-11-1919 Signature and rank of Officer certifying.

There is little additional information beyond that contained on the medal index card. It shows that Herbert Halliday disembarked in France (1) on 20th December 1914 and at that time held the rank of Gunner.

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