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War Medals
An old Dad of our family was a soldier in Belgium in the First World War. Several years ago an unthinking relative disposed of his war medals. I don’t know what happened to them but, if they still exist, I’m wondering if there is any hope ot tracking them down perhaps through a collector or museum. Any ideas welcome.
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You could find out what medals he was awarded, have a look at this link. https:// www. gov. uk/ the- ministry- of- defence- medal- office
19:54 Wed 24th Dec 2014
There are a variety of medal indexes of which this one
http:// www.gre atwar.c o.uk/me dals/br itish-w w1-meda l-recor ds.htm
but I dont know if you have to pay
earlier medals have name around the edge but in WW! there were so many that they stopped doing it
so if your relative has flogged them I think that is it I'm afraid
[ I think of this each time I see Dicko's deal and people flogging family objects for a few quid ]
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but I dont know if you have to pay
earlier medals have name around the edge but in WW! there were so many that they stopped doing it
so if your relative has flogged them I think that is it I'm afraid
[ I think of this each time I see Dicko's deal and people flogging family objects for a few quid ]
You could find out what medals he was awarded, have a look at this link.
https:/ /www.go v.uk/th e-minis try-of- defence -medal- office
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The standard three war medals were colloquially referred to as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred. They were a bronze star, a gilded circular Victory medal, and a silver medal with the king's head on one side (George V).
If those were the three medals, then I'm sorry to say that the chance of them still existing is rather low. All through the 1950's these were appearing almost every weekend at the big secondhand market in our city's east end. Dad would pay four shillings for the set, put the two base metal ones in the bin, and the silver one into a box with lots of other silver scrap, to go to a bullion dealer when it had all reached a decent quantity. The medal was about the size of a five-shilling piece, so it melted for just about that.
If those were the three medals, then I'm sorry to say that the chance of them still existing is rather low. All through the 1950's these were appearing almost every weekend at the big secondhand market in our city's east end. Dad would pay four shillings for the set, put the two base metal ones in the bin, and the silver one into a box with lots of other silver scrap, to go to a bullion dealer when it had all reached a decent quantity. The medal was about the size of a five-shilling piece, so it melted for just about that.
If you can find which ones he got there are a lot on sale on eBay
http:// www.eba y.co.uk /sch/i. html?_f rom=R40 &_t rksid=p 3984.m5 70.l131 1.R3.TR 11.TRC1 .A0.H0. Xmedals &_n kw=ww1+ medals& amp;_sa cat=0
You may be able to buy replacements, but as said most of them were not 'personalised' so finding the originals is going to be impossible.
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You may be able to buy replacements, but as said most of them were not 'personalised' so finding the originals is going to be impossible.
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You could try his name in this website, better still if you know his regiment and service number. :-
https:/ /liveso fthefir stworld war.org /home
If you find him you can apply for a copy of his "Medal Card" for £3.00. I acquired my grandfather's this way. After you pay your £3.00 you can download the medal card. You will have to register with the website to do this.
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If you find him you can apply for a copy of his "Medal Card" for £3.00. I acquired my grandfather's this way. After you pay your £3.00 you can download the medal card. You will have to register with the website to do this.