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World War One / Re: French Medal /Badge
« on: Tuesday 08 May 07 10:24 BST (UK)  »

Yes, sorry it's blurred. I was having a problem getting it attached as the file was too big. A bit new to this!

David

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World War One / French Medal /Badge
« on: Tuesday 08 May 07 08:45 BST (UK)  »
Hi Everyone,

Does anyone recognize this French medal/badge. Text in red band says "Conseil General Aisne".

Many thanks,

David

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World War One / Re: Russian & French Medals - WWI
« on: Monday 16 April 07 14:26 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for those prompt replies!

The Russian medal looks to be the St. George Medal.

And although there are no ribbons on the GB medals, thanks to you I have had a closer look and on the edge of the medals I can see 101012 SPR  E King RE - which I assume puts him in the Royal Engineers? (What does SPR stand for?)

With the reference from the Russian medal would I be able to trace something to the London Gazette and if so how??

Any thoughts on the French decoration?

Many thanks for your help.

DAvid

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World War One / Russian & French Medals - WWI
« on: Monday 16 April 07 08:49 BST (UK)  »

Hi Everyone,

I have just come across my GGrandfather Ernest King's WWI medals. Along with his British medals I was surprised to find a Russian medal along with a couple of old Russian coins and a rather nice presentation case containing a French "badge".

The Russian medal has the head of the Czar on one side and on the reverse the following:

3A
XPAbPOCTb
78298
4 CTETT

or as close as I can get to the cyrillic script.

Has anybody any ideas what this medal was for? As far as I know he did not fight on the Russian front - but I have to admit I know very little about him.

The French badge has the head of Marianne in relief. This is surrounded by the text "Conseil General Aisne" This is surrounded by star flashes and Fasces with hands on the ends.

The presentation box says "Rubans et Croix d'Ordre, Fayolle, Palais Royal Paris."

My GGrandfather came from Newcastle- Under-Lyme, so perhaps he was in one of the Staffordshire regiments. I understand he fought in France and was gassed there, but that is all I know.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.


Best regards,

David


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Armed Forces / Re: Lookup offer for crimea and indian mutiny
« on: Tuesday 13 June 06 06:21 BST (UK)  »

Good morning Mick,

Sorry, my mistake - somehow I put the wrong year down!

His date of birth is 30th January 1855 so it does fit with the Crimean battles.

Best regards,


David

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Armed Forces / Re: British Army Olympic Teams?
« on: Friday 26 May 06 17:25 BST (UK)  »

Dear All,

Many thanks for all the replies. Doesn't look to be an easy search.

However, this has had me thinking and I'm getting a bit dubious about everything I've heard from family.

Jack Allen was supposed to be a Lt. Colonel in the Royal Fusiliers and was in the army of occupation in Berlin just after WWII.

However, he was born in 1923 which would make him 16 years old at the begining of the war and and 22 at the end! Seems a bit young, to my way of thinking, to attain the rank of LT. Col in RF!! I know war can be a time of rapid advancement but he must have done something pretty good to get on that quickly!

I checked in the on-line London Gazette thinking this potential hero would probably have some record of is exploits in there. Not a mention of a J. A. Allen.

All which goes to show that this may be a big family story and that's all - including the Olympic Games (again as we have seen no record!).

So, I don't know about you, but I'm beginning to think this is a bit of a wild goose chase - unless someone can prove me wrong................................

Thanks to you all,,


David

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Warwickshire / Re: Connon Family - Edgbaston?
« on: Friday 26 May 06 13:12 BST (UK)  »

Good Afternoon Both !

The first mention I can find of the Burns family is on the 1861 census with a father Patrick and a few other siblings.
I suppose after they had arrived from Ireland.

I can find no trace of them in the 1871 census.

The 1881 census you have and in the 1891 census I traced Mary Anne working as a press worker and living in a boarding house and Sarah as a domestic servant.

I went through many of the Connons, Connors etc in B'ham but couldn't find any whose family circumstances were well enough to employ domestic servants or who would be shamed enough to send the son off to Australia - seems a long way for a " sin of youth". As you noted , Connon would seem to be Irish and there were not that many Irish living in big houses at this time!

Many thanks for your help in this. Not an easy nut to crack!

Best regards,


David                         

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Warwickshire / Re: Connon Family - Edgbaston?
« on: Thursday 25 May 06 21:01 BST (UK)  »

The BC gives  mother's name as Mary Ann Connon , her daughter just marked as Sarah.

Happy Hunting!!

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Warwickshire / Re: Connon Family - Edgbaston?
« on: Thursday 25 May 06 18:13 BST (UK)  »

Hi Rambler,

Thanks for the reply.

I'm looking at the birth certificate now and it's very clear (for once) - Connon!!

David

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