MOD can reissue returned WW1 medals

[Dorsetapplecakes]

Wow ! Thank you Tazzie ,
Sorry for the delay to reply That’s so interesting to know about the locations ! Those are just a couple of the Leighton ones .
I still haven’t heard back from the RE museum as yet but as soon as I do I will update .
Fortmap can you upload pic with them sitting by the lake? there’s more background in that one xx fortmap is my brother 👍🏻👍🏻

[Dorsetapplecakes]

Tazzie , do you still live in Leighton buzzard ?

[tazzie]

Hi...

No now in Milton Keynes just up the road but family all still in Leighton so back regularly.
I think its great you have the photos a snippet of happy times before going off to the front.
As a family...hubby and 2 teenage boys we have researched about 7 of our local war memorials in depth and have had some fantastic finds. Our local church now has a large volume .

Tazzie

[Dorsetapplecakes]

Ive had a look through some more pictures and found them all sitting by the lake however this is marked as 'Houghton Regis' but I would imagine it is the same place.

[Dorsetapplecakes]

A few more !!
We are  very lucky to have a LOT of pictures of the time. I hope you find them intresting 
xx

[Dorsetapplecakes]

Kit inspection in Leighton Buzzard

[Dorsetapplecakes]

Tazzie ,

In the kit inspection photo there is a spire in the background .
In our photos we have found We have a wedding photo ( will ask my brother to upload) it is labelled Leighton Buzzard July 1915. We have no idea who’s wedding it is but I am now wondering if it took place in the church in the background of the kit inspection photo?
Could the church records hold a clue to people in our pictures ?
Xx

[tazzie]

Hi....
Houghton regis I'm not too sure about but the other two yes.
Photo 1 Market Cross slightly to the right is the old fire station you can see the other statues at the front doors it is the market hall at the date of the photo. The building on the left of the cross is the Cross Keys pub now a bank.
Photo 2 does show All Saints church spire the chimneys are Pulfords school and the photo is by the wall in Leighton rec........an old haunt of local kids in summer.... I broke my wrist there one year!! I married in the church.

Tazzie

[tazzie]

Hi......

Been digging and I know of two Royal Engineers who married in July 1915. The photo if you can load it will be of help ...it might be Baptist church.


Tazzie