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Offline SAMYJAY

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Help with Medal.
« on: Saturday 12 July 14 12:27 BST (UK) »
I have a medal, The Great War For Civiilsation 1914 - 1919. On the side of the medal is : 4223 PTE.
T. Kelly. Leins. R.  I would like to find out who the belonged to.
Hoey Dublin.
Pigott Dubllin.
Kinsella Ireland.
Boylan Co Louth.
Duffy Co Louth.
O'Reilly Scotland and Ireland.
Adamson Dublin.
Lawless Dublin.
Lamb Dublin.
Kelly Dublin Mountians.
Malone Dublin Mountians.
Cuddy Co Roscommon.
Mulholland Co Louth.

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Re: Help with Medal.
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 12 July 14 14:22 BST (UK) »
It is a Victory Medal. It was awarded with the British War Medal for any WW1 soldier who served in a war zone. The rank and regiment on the rim are what he was on 11th November 1918.

If you have Ancestry you can get a copy of his medal card which may give you his first name at least, and maybe more. Ancestry also have all surviving service records. Two-thirds were destroyed in a fire in 1940.

The number is very low, so he may have been a Regular or Special Reservist at the start of WW1 - http://www.1914-1918.net/leinster.htm

Ken

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Re: Help with Medal.
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 12 July 14 14:30 BST (UK) »
First name is Thomas (not surprisingly  ;)):
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