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Rowlf · 17-04-2017, 15:07

I cannot understand how anyone can part with family medals but I know some people do not have relatives to leave them too or if they do have no interest in them. I had 3 great uncles in WW1 two of which were killed. One of them won a Military Medal but his wife of 12 months emigrated to New Zealand and I have no idea whether she received his medals.
I located her new family last year and they did not even know she had been married before so obviously they do not know about his medals. How can I find out if they were issued Walter? My own fathers and father in laws medals we have and will be passed to our son and grandson. I wear my dads every year for Remembrance Sunday with pride.

17-04-2017, 15:07	#376
Rowlf Full Member+ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Burnley Posts: 676 Liked: 354 times Rep Power: 8335	Re: World War 1 I cannot understand how anyone can part with family medals but I know some people do not have relatives to leave them too or if they do have no interest in them. I had 3 great uncles in WW1 two of which were killed. One of them won a Military Medal but his wife of 12 months emigrated to New Zealand and I have no idea whether she received his medals. I located her new family last year and they did not even know she had been married before so obviously they do not know about his medals. How can I find out if they were issued Walter? My own fathers and father in laws medals we have and will be passed to our son and grandson. I wear my dads every year for Remembrance Sunday with pride.