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Armed Forces / Interwar sporting medals
« on: Friday 21 June 19 15:39 BST (UK) »
Hi all!
I know my great-grandad was active with the Manchester Regiment 1st. Bat. during the interwar years 1925-1928 and I know this because we have sporting medals from this period with Pte. James Walsh on them, along with the regiment and year. We also know from family stories that he was in the army around this time, but unfortunately we have no further information! I don't have his regiment number or whether he was in WW1. We only have the medals to go by. Does anyone know where I can find out more information on sporting medals that were handed out during army time? He received boxing, hockey and riffle medals. He was with the 1st Bat. Manchester Regiment who also went out to the Rhine in Germany at this time. By the way, I don't have his birth details either, and have no information on his parents, so when I look up WW1 documents, I have no idea if any of the James Walsh's listed are him
Thanks for any suggestions!!
I know my great-grandad was active with the Manchester Regiment 1st. Bat. during the interwar years 1925-1928 and I know this because we have sporting medals from this period with Pte. James Walsh on them, along with the regiment and year. We also know from family stories that he was in the army around this time, but unfortunately we have no further information! I don't have his regiment number or whether he was in WW1. We only have the medals to go by. Does anyone know where I can find out more information on sporting medals that were handed out during army time? He received boxing, hockey and riffle medals. He was with the 1st Bat. Manchester Regiment who also went out to the Rhine in Germany at this time. By the way, I don't have his birth details either, and have no information on his parents, so when I look up WW1 documents, I have no idea if any of the James Walsh's listed are him
Thanks for any suggestions!!