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Offline jim1

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Re: Medal Mystery
« Reply #9 on: Wednesday 05 November 14 17:14 GMT (UK) »
Perhaps hubby was in Wales training ( military that is ) when they met.
If he attested before marriage then York would have been his address.
Marrying during his term of service would mean Granny giving Wales as hers.
A possible scenario is that the child was Richard's but he didn't want to marry her so she married someone else or he found out she was seeing another soldier & took the hump. ( OK that's 2 scenarios )
He may have got the dreaded dear John letter.
You don't know when Richard died but perhaps he willed his medals to his child.
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
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Re: Medal Mystery
« Reply #10 on: Wednesday 05 November 14 18:14 GMT (UK) »
I'm with Jim....the Father of her child was Richard and the medal ensured that a Family connection was established....For her to wear it as she did...it must have been meaningful.
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Re: Medal Mystery
« Reply #11 on: Wednesday 05 November 14 18:24 GMT (UK) »
Hi, Carol.

I think I might be with you as well. 

It seems hard to think that perhaps people would turn away from their own child and go off and live another life leaving the child behind.

I knew Granny's son, although not very well, and he was a lovely person.  Lived all his life in Wales and held to "the old ways" up to the very end.  Bless him.

Thank you for your interst.

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Siouxie
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