The medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office near the end of the First World War. The detail the service mans medal entitlement, rank and unit. The medal index cards can be searched and downloaded from the National Archives web site.
From Reginald's medal card we can see that he was a Observer in 48 Squadron of the RAF with the service number 110761. His date of entry into the war was the 18th August 1918.
I'm not sure what the writing in the Remarks box means.
This card to be ????? to ????? when ??? war card is received. KW/9/1917
The medal card doesn't tell us anything we didn't already know but if researching a soldier from the First World War the medal index card is the best starting point.
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