チョー・ディンの記録を英国国立公文書館から入手

以前、ancestry.comにKyaw Dinの記録がヒットしたことは、本ブログに記したが、そのファイルは「British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920」だった。

Googleを「British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920」で検索すると、英国国立公文書館の

British Army medal index cards 1914-1920( http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/medal-index-cards-ww1.htm )

がトップに表示される。「kyaw din」で検索すると以下の4件がヒットする。

1)
Medal card of Kyaw Din. Corps: Burma Rifles. Regiment No: 5086. Rank: Lance Naik.

War Office: Service Medal and Award Rolls Index, First World War. Jobling J - Langley P. Medal card of Kyaw Din. Corps Regiment No Rank Burma Rifles 5086 Lance Naik.
Held by: The National Archives - War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies
Date: 1914 - 1920
Reference: WO 372/11/212010

2)
Medal card of Kyaw Din. Corps: Burma Rifles. Regiment No: 1564. Rank: Rifleman.

War Office: Service Medal and Award Rolls Index, First World War. Jobling J - Langley P. Medal card of Kyaw Din. Corps Regiment No Rank Burma Rifles 1564 Rifleman.
Held by: The National Archives - War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies
Date: 1914 - 1920
Reference: WO 372/11/212009

3)
Medal card of Kyaw Din. Corps: Burma Rifles. Regiment No: 6782. Rank: Rifleman.

War Office: Service Medal and Award Rolls Index, First World War. Jobling J - Langley P. Medal card of Kyaw Din. Corps Regiment No Rank Burma Rifles 6782 Rifleman.
Held by: The National Archives - War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies
Date: 1914 - 1920
Reference: WO 372/11/212011

4)
Medal card of Kyaw Din. Corps: Supply and Transport Corps. Regiment No: 065215. Rank: Driver.

War Office: Service Medal and Award Rolls Index, First World War. Jobling J - Langley P. Medal card of Kyaw Din. Corps Regiment No Rank Supply and Transport Corps 065215 Driver.
Held by: The National Archives - War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies
Date: 1914 - 1920
Reference: WO 372/11/21200

階級(Rank)は1)がLance(伍長または上等兵)、2)、3)がRifleman（狙撃兵）、4)がドライバー、いずれにせよ士官ではなさそうだ。

タイトルをクリックした次画面で「Show images」をクリックするとカード現物の画面が表示されるが、格子状のフィルタがかかっていて、無料では詳細情報を見られない。

入手しました！！！

詳細は後日。