New WWII medals

[mrcakey]

How could I find out if my grandfather's medals had been claimed?

And in terms of ordering them if he hadn't claimed them, my father and his brother are both still alive, so would the elder brother get priority?

[Sloe Gin]

How could I find out if my grandfather's medals had been claimed?

And in terms of ordering them if he hadn't claimed them, my father and his brother are both still alive, so would the elder brother get priority?

https://www.gov.uk/apply-medal-or-veterans-badge/apply-for-a-medal

If you’re applying for someone else’s medal
You can apply on behalf of a veteran if you have lasting power of attorney.
If the veteran has died, you must be the official next of kin. The general rules for the official next of kin are:

    the person’s spouse or civil partner has the first claim to the medal, and then the eldest child
    if there’s no spouse or child, the parent is entitled to apply
    if there’s no spouse, child or parent, the eldest grandchild is entitled to apply

[mrcakey]

Thanks Sloe Gin. So it would be my uncle who would need to apply. For all I know, he may have the original.

[Guy Etchells]

How could I find out if my grandfather's medals had been claimed?

And in terms of ordering them if he hadn't claimed them, my father and his brother are both still alive, so would the elder brother get priority?

It would be his next of kin, that may be a wife (if he married), a child, parents, siblings.

Cheers
Guy