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Suffolk / Jonathan Percy Smith b 1777
« on: Friday 08 April 22 11:27 BST (UK)  »
I'm in a dilema. Years ago I found an Elzabeth Smith b 1751 in Elmsett Suffolk as the possible mother to Jonathan Percy Smith and perhaps a Jonathan Pausey or a William Percy as the father. Elizabeth was unmarried. Since then many people have copied this following "hints" etc without double checking with research. The problem now is I DNA match with others through Jonathan Percy Smith and wife Alice Whymark  but nothing through Elizabeth Smith, William Percy, Jonathan Paucey and above. I'm thinking I made a mistake years ago  and others did too by copying my results. Does anyone know more about Jonathan Percy
Smith's real parents?....Smutsey

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Armed Forces / Re: Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-80
« on: Wednesday 23 March 22 23:13 GMT (UK)  »
Again the medal as received.

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Armed Forces / Re: Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-80
« on: Wednesday 23 March 22 23:03 GMT (UK)  »
Last one

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Armed Forces / Re: Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-80
« on: Wednesday 23 March 22 23:02 GMT (UK)  »
Garen - I received the medal today in California by mail from the UK. Attached are some photos of the naming engraving. The T for the first name initial looks a little bit larger than the T in MATHEWS. Is that expected? Otherwise the engraving is as you would expect it to be. What do you think?...GEOFF

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Armed Forces / Re: Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-80
« on: Tuesday 22 March 22 06:54 GMT (UK)  »
Garen- you are right only two names are listed as wounded  in the "official" list for the 81st Foot  and neither is Mathews. Again I suspect the seller was mistaking the medal list for the wounded list. I still haven't received the medal from England yet. I will send more details when I get it.
Smutsey

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Armed Forces / Re: Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-80
« on: Tuesday 15 March 22 19:59 GMT (UK)  »
Garen - the medal is en route to me. I will let you know more details when I get it. Yes the medal roll name correction seems legit....it is in the original. Perhaps the seller thought the medal roll was a wounded listing...Smutsey

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Armed Forces / Re: Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-80
« on: Saturday 12 March 22 10:18 GMT (UK)  »
Here are the two photos that for some reason didn't make it with my last post.

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Armed Forces / Re: Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-80
« on: Saturday 12 March 22 08:56 GMT (UK)  »
Garen - Your thread is very interesting!!! I've been doing genealogy for a long time and traced my family back to the early 1600's in Suffolk. I was born in London but am now in the US. I also have a strong parallel interest in the earlier Anglo-Afghan wars and wonder if I have any ancestors who participated. Separately I recently bought a medal attributed to a Pvt. T. Mathews with a clasp for the battle of El Musjid. He was supposed to be wounded and I've attached the corrected page from the seller with his entry. I'm wondering if this is a legitimate medal and page or fakes. I know from your post there are fakes. What do you think?

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