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Title: Help with Medal.
Post by: SAMYJAY on Saturday 12 July 14 12:27 BST (UK)

I have a medal, The Great War For Civiilsation 1914 - 1919. On the side of the medal is : 4223 PTE.
T. Kelly. Leins. R.  I would like to find out who the belonged to.

Title: Re: Help with Medal.
Post by: km1971 on Saturday 12 July 14 14:22 BST (UK)

It is a Victory Medal. It was awarded with the British War Medal for any WW1 soldier who served in a war zone. The rank and regiment on the rim are what he was on 11th November 1918.

If you have Ancestry you can get a copy of his medal card which may give you his first name at least, and maybe more. Ancestry also have all surviving service records. Two-thirds were destroyed in a fire in 1940.

The number is very low, so he may have been a Regular or Special Reservist at the start of WW1 - http://www.1914-1918.net/leinster.htm

Ken

Title: Re: Help with Medal.
Post by: Ruskie on Saturday 12 July 14 14:30 BST (UK)

First name is Thomas (not surprisingly  ;)):
http://www.rootschat.com/links/018cq/