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The Common Room / Query with Naval Prize record
« on: Saturday 19 April 25 11:55 BST (UK)  »
On the attached record there is 
an Interim payment of £ 13
A Final Award of £19 / 10s and
A Supplementary payment of £2 / 12s

Does this mean this guy got £13 + £19 / 10s + £2 / 12s ie £35 / 2s

or did he get £13 + £6 / 10 (ie the difference between the Interim and the Final Award) + £2 / 12s = £22 / 2s

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help deciphering WW1 Pension Record
« on: Sunday 23 February 25 19:40 GMT (UK)  »
Brilliant ...thank you.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Help deciphering WW1 Pension Record
« on: Sunday 23 February 25 18:04 GMT (UK)  »
Good evening,
I'm looking for a bit of help deciphering a WW1 pension card. It was for a relative who received a GSW   (gunshot wound) to his left forearm. Family lore has it that Uncle Thomas had a blue left arm (I wonder why????) but we have no idea what the highlighted text means. Any ideas would be welcome.
TIA

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The Common Room / Re: Help with crest / logo on Royal Irish Regiment uniform c.1915
« on: Monday 20 January 25 00:01 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

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The Common Room / Help with crest / logo on Royal Irish Regiment uniform c.1915
« on: Sunday 19 January 25 16:15 GMT (UK)  »
This studio photo is that of a private in the Royal Irish Regiment.

1. Would anyone know if there is any significance to the tent-type background?

2. He seems to be carrying a cane  - would this have been normal for a private or would it have had a significance or would it merely have been a prop?

3. I have never seen the logo / crest shown on his left sleeve (is it crossed flags??) Would this have had any significance?

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Crest on Royal Irish Regiment WW1 photo
« on: Sunday 19 January 25 08:47 GMT (UK)  »
This studio photo is that of a private in the Royal Irish Regiment.

1. Would anyone know if there is any significance to the tent-type background?

2. He seems to be carrying a cane  - would this have been normal for a private or would it have had a significance or would it merely have been a prop?

3. I have never seen the logo / crest shown on his left sleeve (is it crossed flags??) Would this have had any significance?

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World War One / Re: Did Dame Haig Present Medals?
« on: Tuesday 10 December 24 22:55 GMT (UK)  »
Andy and Jim,
Many thanks to both of you for taking the time to answer this oddity.
It is very much appreciated.
LT

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World War One / Did Dame Haig Present Medals?
« on: Tuesday 10 December 24 19:04 GMT (UK)  »
Good evening,

I am messing around with stories about men from our town in Ireland who fought in and survived WW1. Independently, two people have said that, at some time in the 1920s, their ancestors were presented with their 'war medals', by Dame Haig...one man received his in person while, according to family lore, the other refused to take his, in protest at how ex-servicemen were being treated - so his mother collected them!

To date, nothing has been found to prove this.......

However, Lady Haig did visit the British Legion Hall in our town in 1929 and while there is a long account of speeches made and gifts given....there is nothing in the account of her presenting medals.

So three questions arise

1) Did Earl & Dame Haig present medals as they toured Legion Halls?

2)If so,  did she continue after he died?

2) Would 1929 have been too late to be receiving medals more than a decade after the conflict ceased?

TIA

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Meaning of letters on WW1 Medal Card
« on: Friday 22 November 24 21:46 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks Tony....thanks for the link to the abbreviations.....I had missed them earlier today.
LT

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