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24-09-2007, 07:42 PM
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You're Top Poster: #13   | Something i picked up Here's a picture of something i picked up at a local auction sometime back. Now i know its WW1 but thought you might like to see it as i have not seen one like this before. Its a local casualty to me who won the MM the year before he died. It needs some restoration which i plan to do when i have the time and then i'm going to donate it to his local church if they want it. Take care All Mike 
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24-09-2007, 07:52 PM
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You're Top Poster: #1  | That is an unusual Memorial plaque. Have you discovered any history to it? I see that the LG only lists his name as a being awarded the MM - have you got his NA Medal Card?
__________________ _________________  Beaufighter TF Mark Xs (NV427 'EO-L' nearest) of No. 404 Squadron RCAF based at Dallachy, Morayshire, breaking formation during a flight along the Scottish coast. February 1945. |
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24-09-2007, 08:03 PM
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You're Top Poster: #13 | Quote:
Take care Mike
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24-09-2007, 08:09 PM
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You're Top Poster: #1 | It is a shame but sometimes I think things like this tend to be treasured more by people interested in the war - often they just get thrown out. I wonder what they decided to do with the medal - probably got sold too. Again a real shame. His medal card is available at the NA: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/d...resultcount=55 Let us know if you find out anymore.
__________________ _________________ Beaufighter TF Mark Xs (NV427 'EO-L' nearest) of No. 404 Squadron RCAF based at Dallachy, Morayshire, breaking formation during a flight along the Scottish coast. February 1945. |
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24-09-2007, 08:13 PM
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You're Top Poster: #1 | Seems he received Mentions in Despatches, Meritorious Service Medals and Territorial Force Efficiency Medals: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/d...resultcount=55 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/d...&resultcount=3
__________________ _________________ Beaufighter TF Mark Xs (NV427 'EO-L' nearest) of No. 404 Squadron RCAF based at Dallachy, Morayshire, breaking formation during a flight along the Scottish coast. February 1945. |
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24-09-2007, 08:20 PM
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I will let you know if i find out anymore about him. Thanks for the medal card page, i'll get that ordered. Take care Mike
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24-09-2007, 08:23 PM
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You're Top Poster: #1 | If you're interested it maybe worth asking over on www.britishmedalforum.com - someone may own it or may have a record of its sale - they really do keep pretty good tabs on these things.
__________________ _________________ Beaufighter TF Mark Xs (NV427 'EO-L' nearest) of No. 404 Squadron RCAF based at Dallachy, Morayshire, breaking formation during a flight along the Scottish coast. February 1945. |
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24-09-2007, 09:00 PM
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You're Top Poster: #13 | Quote:
Take care, Mike
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24-09-2007, 09:13 PM
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You're Top Poster: #3  | It is sad that these do go out of the family. Maybe there weren't any or the closest did not even know the relevance or significance. Look forward to the rejuvenation and the history one of these days.
__________________ Spidge, ------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the memorial to the 22 Commonwealth Coastwatchers at the Temakin Cemetery on Betio (Tarawa Atoll) who were beheaded by the Japanese on 15th October 1942. http://www.dva.gov.au/media/publicat...mem_beito.html "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war." (Winston Churchill made this prophetic pronouncement in a House of Commons speech in 1938, just after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich agreement with Hitler. Chamberlain returned from Germany with the signed agreement in hand, proclaiming that "peace in our time" had been achieved. Churchill attacked Chamberlain's "politics of appeasement" in this and many other speeches.) What did the Australians do in ww2 and other conflicts? Check out this site: http://www.diggerhistory.info/00-pag...ster-index.htm |
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21-08-2008, 03:42 PM
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Were you able to find out very much about your soldier ? I'd be more than happy to "give it a go " ( though I realise this is an old post !! ) Annie  | |
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