Parchment Certificate

ei9go

can anyone enlighten as to the meaning of a "parchment cetificate"

This is from the Waterford News

Publisher: Waterford News

Date: 22 JUN 1917

Page: 8

Column: 3

Abstracts: Lance Corporal T. B. Jones of the 23rd Royal Fusiliers has been promoted to sergeant's rank for bravery on the battle field and also presented with a parchment certificate from the General Commanding the Second Division.

Subjects: Military Personnel -- Promotions
Awards
World War 1914-1918 -- Military Promotions

Names: Jones, T. B. (Sgt., Royal Fusiliers, 23rd)
Jones, (Mrs.), Beau Street, Waterford
Military Medal
Jones, George
Royal Fusiliers (23rd)

Place: Beau Street, Waterford

Notes: Notes of the week.

enfield

I am not sure if he is the same guy, but here it is for your consideration.
Tom.
JONES, THOMAS. Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Royal Fusilier (City of London Regiment. ) Unit; 12th Battalion. Date of Death: 11/01/17. Age at Death, 19. Service No: 61991. Formerly he was with the 6th Cavalry Reserve Regiment where his number was 24038. Born in Dublin. Enlisted in Dublin while living in Waterford. Died of wounds. Supplementary information; Son of James Jones, of 29, City Quay, Dublin, and the late Alicia Jones.
Waterford News. April, 1915.
Messrs, Thomas B Jones and Gilbert T Athel, both members of the electrical staff of the Clyde Shipping Company, have joined the Second Sportsmen’s Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers, and left last night by the Rosslare express en-route to report themselves at headquarters. The Clyde Shipping Company has generously agreed to keep open the positions of Messrs, Jones and Athel, and these they resume when their military services are no longer required. The company has also arranged to pay the difference between their army pay and allowances and their present salaries, so that they will not suffer financially by joining the forces of the Crown.
Grave or Memorial Reference: He has no known grave but is listed on the Green Dump Memorial in Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel in France.

ei9go

"Messrs, Thomas B Jones and Gilbert T Athel, both members of the electrical staff of the Clyde Shipping Company, have joined the Second Sportsmen’s Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers,"

This is the correct person.

48325 A/C.S.M.Jones, T.B. 18. 7.17 Military Medal

Won the military medal, I don't know for what but he did survive the war.

johnny_doyle

as I understand it, parchment certificates for gallantry were given to soldiers before the Military Medal was confirmed/awarded. Part of the administration as recommendations went up the chain of command to Division, then up to Corps etc..

The term parchment certificate gets used in conjunction with a number of army forms e.g. parchment certificate of discharge.

The London and Edinburgh Gazette entries for your chap appear online at :

http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30188/supplements/7281

http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/13116/pages/1453/page.pdf

No details of why he was awarded the MM unfortunately.

ei9go

Thanks for the explanation.

I had searched and found nothing to explain what it was.

kabakuyu

This is an example of a parchment certificate used by the 16th Irish division in WW1.