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World War One / Re: War Medal
« on: Monday 25 November 19 21:02 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you all for the information.

philipsearching, the medal was quite lightweight, and also quite thin. There was no name on it and I doubt one could have been fitted around the edge. We have no idea who it could have belonged to. It likely belonged to someone in the householder's family, as family members were concerned about the whereabouts of some "war medals". Although it is not what they were looking for, it has been returned to the family.

Wotty.

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World War One / War Medal
« on: Thursday 21 November 19 14:56 GMT (UK)  »
My other half has been clearing out a house and has found this. He was told to expect to find war medals but we're not certain this is one. Can anyone shed any light on it, please?

Many thanks.

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World War Two / Re: Royal Marine Commando?
« on: Friday 15 November 19 17:08 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you for that information. I will pass it on to her.

Wotty.

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World War Two / Royal Marine Commando?
« on: Friday 15 November 19 14:07 GMT (UK)  »
I'm trying to help out a relative of a recently deceased friend who is hunting through a huge mass of belongings because "those war medals are in there somewhere". We just want to know if he was awarded anything so she knows whether to continue this search.

The person who was said to have been awarded the medals was George Elijah JACQUES, born 30.05.1923 in Birmingham (possibly Darlaston). He is said to have been a Royal Marine Commando and she has found a very faded certificate of service which has a number something like PLYX 106373 (that may be incorrect, she said it was very hard to read) on it. She is unclear what that number relates to.

Can anyone out there point me in the right direction to help her?

Many thanks.

Wotty.

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Durham / Re: Spotted Dog
« on: Friday 01 September 17 11:03 BST (UK)  »
Yes. someone is alerted, but I'm afraid I don't have any further information for you.
At least you know it still works.


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The Common Room / Re: 1939 register
« on: Wednesday 14 December 16 15:50 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you all. You are absolutely right, Carol, and it makes complete sense as that is two months after their wedding in Darlington.

Time for me to go back to Specsavers. :-\


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The Common Room / Re: 1939 register
« on: Monday 12 December 16 21:53 GMT (UK)  »
Good thinking there, groom. I know the place and date of the wedding and had assumed that her address would be that of her parents and that his would be down south wales somewhere (because according to family they met at a dance when he was at Catterick garrison during the war). They were my favourite aunt and uncle - should have listened when they were still alive! Got to spend some more money now, then  ;D

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The Common Room / Re: 1939 register
« on: Monday 12 December 16 19:16 GMT (UK)  »
I was wondering that too, groom. Maybe she went down there to work and that's how they met - rather than them meeting in the north east, as I had always believed. I'll have to keep digging  ;)

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The Common Room / Re: 1939 register
« on: Saturday 10 December 16 23:47 GMT (UK)  »
I may be about to answer my own question  ;D The letters XJD relate to Barry in South Wales which is where she settled with her husband - as far as I know though, she didn't move there until after their marriage in 1947. So what's that other date about?

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