ED 393. VN-K.

[lowanslow]

Forgive my self indulgence, but if you have been following my posts, VN-K, and James Waggot Wison. Here is John Ralph Conlon's Medals from world war two. My cousin David has given them to me, they have been in the box since ww2, hence there good condition, only one slight mark upon them. I can not express how good I feel, how thankfull I am to my Cousin. The hunt still goes on but my heart can now begin to rest, and I have had to much celebration.

[DeeBoneham]

Its not self indulgence.  Its commemoration.  Its nice to see a group of medals with a family rather than on ebay.... 

[lowanslow]

Thank you for that DeeBoneham, your quite right, and I hope they will stay with me for a long time   

[DeeBoneham]

I am sure they will and that they will be handed on down the family with love and honour. 

[excel]

How wonderful to have the medals to pass down the generations. They are certainly something to be proud about.
Rae

[50sqnwopag]

glad you've seen them in the flesh, they look nearly new..... the address was still there until recently if you look on nosey american, I mean google maps you can see a before and an after...

[lowanslow]

Cheers for that 50sqnwopag, I used to play all around there when I was young, my aunty Betty/Elizabeth Wilson nee Conlon used to live just up from there, she of course was married to my Uncle Jimmy/James Waggot Wilson, she was the sister of John Ralph Conlon, cant believe its gone, oh well time marches on. I was over the moon when I pulled the medals out of the box, I thought time might have been unkind. So gratefull I got my hands on them, just hope my cousin Dave has some more gems in the loft. We are getting together at xmas so I can see my Uncle Jimmy's ww2 photographs. The photograph I have posted is at the back of field Street, J.R. Conlon on the front of the bike, Uncle henry and my my Aunt Betty faces to the rear with a pooch.  Cheers for that excel thank you.

[DeeBoneham]

Great pic.  I have some lovely pics of the 75 Sqn guy who started me off on all this courtesy of his niece.  I was in tears when I saw one of them...
Dee

[lowanslow]

Hi dee, it's worth shedding a tear for those who have passed so young, such a short life, yet they did so much. Thankfully so we do not have to.