davidhughhill Posted 17 December , 2009 Share Posted 17 December , 2009 To follow on from the ' Trios that are no more ' topic what are the themes of the Medal collectors on the forum. Mine is WW1 Royal Scots gallantry,trios, pairs, and plaques ect. Tell us about your theme. Davie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dycer Posted 17 December , 2009 Share Posted 17 December , 2009 Davie, Not a theme but I know two 8th Royal Scots Trios you will be unable to add to your collection. George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasmor58 Posted 17 December , 2009 Share Posted 17 December , 2009 I do not have a theme. I am a generalist collector, I collect what I like and like what I collect! Jasmor58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dundeesown Posted 17 December , 2009 Share Posted 17 December , 2009 Black Watch ( especially 4th,4/5th Battalion ) but will buy any B/W or Dundee lads medals,when I have the cash. Gary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBettsMCDCM Posted 17 December , 2009 Share Posted 17 December , 2009 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regt TF {& Precendents& Antecedents} Northamptonshire Regt {Mainly 5th 6th & 7th Battalions,but includes others} Unusual Groups to the ASC,Royal Artillery {all Branches} & Anything that takes my Fancy & I can afford at the time!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st AIF Posted 17 December , 2009 Share Posted 17 December , 2009 All AIF infantry battalions - damn its hard trying to get one from the the 40th Bn. Len Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted 17 December , 2009 Share Posted 17 December , 2009 I collect to the 12th Lancers but try and collect individual medals of as many types as I can Liam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River97 Posted 17 December , 2009 Share Posted 17 December , 2009 I do not have a theme. I am a generalist collector, I collect what I like and like what I collect! Jasmor58 I have done the same and when the cabinet became full I started again, this time for the London Regiment, a pair or trio for each Battalion. Cheers Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regimentalrogue Posted 17 December , 2009 Share Posted 17 December , 2009 I collect medals to The Royal Canadian Regiment, with a principal focus on those who served during the Great War. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmsk212 Posted 17 December , 2009 Share Posted 17 December , 2009 MGC & MGS-RA Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59165 Posted 17 December , 2009 Share Posted 17 December , 2009 I dunno if I am a collector or not. I have tried to collect to the 46th CEF.No joy. Even harder to find,medals to the Women's Auxiliary Balloon Corp.No luck there,either. Not much of a collection,really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff2050 Posted 17 December , 2009 Share Posted 17 December , 2009 I have only just started a collection . Its based on whats available and what takes my fancy . If I had a choice it would be local to West Yorkshire. Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nthornton1979 Posted 17 December , 2009 Share Posted 17 December , 2009 My theme has changed from Cheshire regiment to just about anything that takes my fancy. MM's with citations are a favourite of mine aswell as anything with an interesting story to go with it. Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Lees Posted 17 December , 2009 Share Posted 17 December , 2009 I collect to the 9th Bn. King's Liverpool Regiment and its predecessors, the 3rd and 6th Volunteer Battalions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27thBN Posted 17 December , 2009 Share Posted 17 December , 2009 double/triple gallantry and MC Groups . MC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinhat47 Posted 18 December , 2009 Share Posted 18 December , 2009 Royal Engineers! And to a much smaller degree, the 1/1st and 2/1st battalions of the London Regiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stmotors Posted 18 December , 2009 Share Posted 18 December , 2009 I am interested mainly in CMGC 1st motors medals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRKY Posted 18 December , 2009 Share Posted 18 December , 2009 Somme Casualties mainly broken groups and singles. gives me something to research and someone to remember when I visit there. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief_Chum Posted 18 December , 2009 Share Posted 18 December , 2009 Anything which takes my fancy (usually medals with interesting paperwork or stories) but ideally Suffolk Regiment, Suffolk Yeomanry and any medals, plaques, paperwork, etc named to 'Gillingham' - any period. (If you see any, let me know!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petroc Posted 18 December , 2009 Share Posted 18 December , 2009 I was only a collector in my teens, when you could pick up a Victory Medal for 50p in a local junk shop...tried to collect to the Devons (reasonably succesfully) but picked up whatever I could and whatever my part-time job at the time enabled. Looking back (though not realising it at the time) I now have some absolute stormers...14/15 trio to TF Gloster kia near Pozieres, Victory to a member of the Household Battalion, 14 Star-bar trio plus Defence Medal and ISM to RFA, BWM to a Devon who lost his life in the Arras sector in 1917, 14/15 trio to Captain in ASC, etc. And, contrary to some comments by others on certain threads, these were NOT bought in the hope of future financial benefit; they were bought by kid with a fascination for the Great War, they remain in the posession of said kid (but with less hair, a bit of a beer-gut and a pair of specs) and will continue to do so. So there! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief_Chum Posted 18 December , 2009 Share Posted 18 December , 2009 "these were NOT bought in the hope of future financial benefit" Same here Andy. As far as I'm concerned my collection is worthless as I have no intention of selling any of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny Anderson Posted 18 December , 2009 Share Posted 18 December , 2009 Gordon Highlanders, principley 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th TF Battalions and on a smaller scale RNR Trawler Section. Donny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Tobin Posted 18 December , 2009 Share Posted 18 December , 2009 Anything Ox & Bucks. Also the odd Queens Own Oxfordshire Hussars items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen p nunn Posted 18 December , 2009 Share Posted 18 December , 2009 No theme really. Anything that I can afford regardless of regiment, rank and full set or not. Just as long as I can research the soldiers story. I then buy relevant cap bages to go with the medals and keep them all in a medal album along with copy Medal Cards, Service Records etc. All of them are special. My ambition is to one day have a medal(s) of a Maldon/Heybridge casualty. Regards. SPN Maldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philtaylor Posted 18 December , 2009 Share Posted 18 December , 2009 "these were NOT bought in the hope of future financial benefit" Same here Andy. As far as I'm concerned my collection is worthless as I have no intention of selling any of it! Interesting, so if they were stolen you wouldn't be claiming off the insurance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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