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In case any of these details help to identify the medal belongs to our Ernest, here are a the facts I know.  He was born in Heckington on 20th January 1880, he married Alice Hackford in 1902 in the Louth reg. district and they had two children, Phyllis Cassilda Porter (19.03 - 1978) and Norman Cecil Hackford Porter (1904 - 1970).  Ernest worked for Great Northern Railway as a signalman and died on 20th January 1928.

Thanks for all the replies, however the will for a Margaret senior that amondg refers to is not my Margaret, as she died at Ivy House, Dolgellau on September 18th.  The Pugh(e)s of Helygog were a respected local family and therefore I find it strange that they would have not registered their children, but they did register the youngest daughter Mary and I have her birth certificate for April 6th 1846, so why not the others?  I can't find a copy of the wedding license, but he is listed as a bachelor in the transcription and again being a respected local name it would be foolish to lie if he had been married before.  I've checked the online marriages and baptisms for a prior marriage and children, but nothing looks likely from the available records.  At some stage I'll get back to Wales and check the archives, but for now I'll keep looking remotely.

I'm not sure about anything about him, as I only came across the records this week and just assumed a Chelsea pensioner would be a resident in London.  Thanks to Shaun J having a closer look than I did, it appears they are all for the same date 14/11/1775), but they do appear to be 3 separate entries and on 2 he's listed as First Regiment and one 1 as Second Regiment, hence some of my confusion.

Thanks for all your help on this and I'll see if I can find Mr and Mrs Tidy post marriage.

Whilst researching the Porter family of Boston I have found a marriage between Ann Porter and Edward Tidy on 18th January 1774 in Boston and on the record he is listed as in the First Regiment of Dragoons.  I'm not sure if this is Ann Porter from my family, but I'm intrigued as I have found three records in Ancestry for an Edward Tidy as a Chelsea Pensioner, so could a Chelsea Pensioner marry and if so what are the chances of him travelling to Boston from London to do it?  The first record for an Edward Tidy in Chelsea shows him as from the First Regiment of Dragoons and in residence on 14th November 1771 and the reason for him being a pensioner is due a fall from his horse and that he's from Horsham.  A second record is from November 14th 1773 and all the details are the same, but this time he is recorded as being from the 3rd Regiment of Dragoons.  Finally there is an entry from 14th November 1775 where he is shown as from the 2nd Regiment of Dragoons and again the other facts are the same. 

Could there be two Edward Tidy's serving in the same regiment at around the same time and if not could a Chelsea pensioner marry and return to London after the wedding?

Thanks for checking Copper1 and attaching the link to the interesting story.  Unfortunately my mother in law was too young to remember where they were and anyone who would have known is no longer around, so I'll have to keep checking.