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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: sem73 on Friday 22 February 08 20:47 GMT (UK)
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Hi All
Found on WWI Medal Rolls Index ...... any ideas??
Sarah :)
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Possibly the Officer in Charge of Records at Lichfield has requested authorisation to dispose..
No idea why :(
Jean
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Hi Jean
Thanks for your reply ......... does seem a bit odd ??? well to me it does I'm sure someone more clued up than me will have an answer!! ;D
Sarah :)
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Hi Sarah
Is there anything written under the heading CORRESPONDENCE that may give you a clue? Does it sat what the medals were.
I am wondering if perhaps as the note was made in 1922 whether the family was trying to raise money or maybe the recipient was a bad boy so thewrefore didn't deserve the medals, or perhaps even, they were unable to find him or his family?
Perhaps a posting on the Great War forum will help. They have lots of experts on that site and who knows someone may have even discovered it and have an answer for you.
Jean
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Just post a link from this thread to the Armed Forces Board .... we have experts here too !! ;D ;D
Annie :)
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But it is possible as Jean says - they were unable to find him or his family ..... once returned -"Undeliverable" medals were retained for a prescribed period and then broken up ( meaning - scrapped ) any late claims of unissued previously returned awards had to be specially struck ....
Many times they were undeliverable in the 1920's - the soldiers wife may have remarried or moved away /parents may have moved or died etc !
But the guys maybe able to see something there we can't !!
Annie :)
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Sorry Annie :( :-[
I hadn't meant to say we hadn't any experts I just thought that as no RootsChatter had picked up on the posting just maybe Sarah would have more luck with the other site.
Jean
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Funnily enough Jean ... if you go to the Forum ... you'll see a lot of familiar faces !! ;D ;D ;D ;D
I hope you don't mind I put a link to here - over on the Armed Forces under WW1 ....... they don't stray very far !! ;D
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,288144.msg1709434.html#msg1709434
Annie :)
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Hi Annie et al :)
I'd have to agree with Jean's comments.
Anyway, I too make it out to be:
OIC (Officer in Charge), Lichfield, requests Authority to dispose of medals (and the date of) 29.05.1922.
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No...I'm afraid we don't travel far out of the AF section...
I just stick to what I know!!!
I would have to agree with what has been said thus far....
The Officer In Charge requests permission to dispose...
Now as the British War Medal has a very high content of silver they did have some residual value. There were an awful lot of them destroyed in the 1970s/80s.
There were also some that found themselves to be renamed, or were not even named in the first place.
Some were renamed for soldiers who had lost their own issue.
Some of these renamed and un named have trickled onto the market...
Basically what Liverpool Annie has said....She is quite good at this stuff...she just strays into the other stuff we rivet counters and stitch nazis don't!
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Sorry Annie :( :-[
I hadn't meant to say we hadn't any experts I just thought that as no RootsChatter had picked up on the posting just maybe Sarah would have more luck with the other site.
Jean
I must say that I don't come into the common room unless I am pointed here by someone :-[ ( as I was in this instance!)
I have most of my Rootschat time taken up with queries on the Armed Forces board....(just look at the stats on my profile!!!!), so there is little time to potter around the other sites
There are a number of both ex and serving members of the armed forces with a wealth of experience as well as "gifted civvies" ;)
So PLEASE, any military history stuff, don't hide over here!!! Come and say hello to a really nice bunch of people who can be really helpful!!!
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Hi All
Many thanks for all your replies!! ;D
Unfortunately nothing else written in the correspondence section ....... medals awarded were Victory and British ....... have attached the full medal card.....
must admit Scrimnet ..... all things Military baffle me so very grateful for any help!!! ???
Sarah :)
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I'll pass his number and stuff to an old friend of mine, who is a trustee (and treasurer I think) of the Lincolnshire's museum...I'm sure he can add something for you..... ;)
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Hi Scrimnet,
Many, many thanks!! ;D
Sarah :)
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No probs!!! 8)
If we know about threads we can be knowledgeable and helpful!!!! ;) ;) ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D 8) 8)
Note to all... :-* :-* :-*
Pse post ANY mil history questions you may have on the Armed Forces board as a matter of course...We will come flying in at a rapid rate of knots to assist!!! ;D ;D ;D