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Originally Posted by leigh kitchen
Being Wounded would be I'm not sure that the qualification / award of the wound stripe would be, I hav'nt seen such an entry re. the wound Stripe on Service Records of men noted as having been wounded.
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The right to wear a wound stripe upon being wounded was not a given. An application had to be made to the respective Commanding Officer to wear the stripe. From this verification of a wound had to be made, and presumably there was some measure of injury as qualification. For example, surviving a bullet to the chest or shoulder probably would qualify, a slight nick on the hand from a bit of barbed wire, not. The severity of the wound, possibly the resultant treatment and convalescent time, and possibly even the opinion of the CO would determine the qualification to wear a wound stripe. As such, I suspect it was indeed, noted on service records, not least as I think there is a section to record injuries and medical treatment.