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I have acquired a rather nice group to a E.(J) Vede of the Royal Berkshires. The QSA/KSA are to the Berkshire Regiment and come with a WWI pair to the same outfit.(on the high seas en route to me)

Sadly, I have just learnt that he was also awarded the Military Medal the whereabout sof which I am trying to ascertain.

Vede's papers which are on Ancestry state that he was awarded "Certificate as having served with M.I. in the field during the South African Campaign dated 1.7.03"

I have never heard of such a certificate - does anyone have any examples? and how does one go about researching M.I. service as in this case?

Regards

Rory

Good Morning Rory......

I have never heard about these either..... Could they possibly be a form of Welcome Home certificate..... Cannot wait to see if there is something out there as you know Paper is the first thing that goes in the trash.....

Mike

Rory
Regarding certificates, I did encounter such an endorsement when researching a chap's medal in my collection; he went out with the West Yorks and ended up in the M.I. His Military History Sheet is endorsed (under section 4 - Passed Courses of Instruction) as "Cold Shoe, Authy OC 4th MI Standerton 22-4-03" and "Awarded M.I.Certificate d/1.10.04 Qualified as farrier". Another History sheet for the same man expands to recording of the "Certificate, Cold Shoeing, Standerton, 22-4-03".
As a matter of interest, "cold shoeing" is an alternative method of shoeing a horse with a ready-made shoe and without the services of a forge.
As far as researching MI service is concerned, this can be difficult and often comes up with nothing. If still available, a chap's "statement of the services" may indicate his specific unit. If a specific unit can be identified, a trawl through the SAFF Casualty list may show a unit's work in the field.
Good luck
IL.