Ghost Posted 30 January , 2010 Share Posted 30 January , 2010 I was shown a BWM (silver) today. The inscription read, ' Fitzpatrick B'ham". Now it may be my memory and the name may not have been Fitzpatrick, but it definately started with an F. What puzzles me is this, 1) that there is no fore name Initial. 2) the "B'ham". My initial thought on seeing this medal, is that "Fittzpatrick B'ham, was a company in Birmingham, but that sounds nosense. Any pal have any ideas about this medal, or what a civilian who earned this medal might normally have inscribed on it. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnhem44 Posted 31 January , 2010 Share Posted 31 January , 2010 I've never seen this before,was it renamed by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 31 January , 2010 Share Posted 31 January , 2010 Never seen anything like it before, either. I wonder if it was a Royal Mint contractor who was given a BWM soon after the design stage to see if they, as an outside contactor, could give a quote for, say, x number of suspenders (the medal sort!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted 31 January , 2010 Author Share Posted 31 January , 2010 The medal did not appear to be re-named, the wife is up there today, so I have asked her to check the name, I wonder if she can do that better than me. When I find out I will update this thread. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshdoc Posted 31 January , 2010 Share Posted 31 January , 2010 Sounds like a merchant navy BWM surprising that the surname has been shortened though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 1 February , 2010 Share Posted 1 February , 2010 Checking the Medal Index Cards in BT 351 should reveal the man. I suggest "Fitzpatrick" was the forename. The Mercantile Marine Medal (and accompanying BWM) was awarded to British Subjects, which included merchant seamen of diverse backgrounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted 4 February , 2010 Author Share Posted 4 February , 2010 They are interesting lines of thought, thanks. Wife did not manage to get up there, so I will have to wait untill the weekend. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 4 February , 2010 Share Posted 4 February , 2010 BT 351 is on microfiche in alphabetical order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eviltaxman Posted 10 February , 2010 Share Posted 10 February , 2010 Did we ever get to the bottom of this one? It got me intrigued! Please... do tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted 10 February , 2010 Author Share Posted 10 February , 2010 Err, well... some silly b decided to fill the wifes car up with petrol. Pity it was diesel engined. So I did not make it over the weekend, hopefully next weekend. Alan (from the dog house) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted 14 February , 2010 Author Share Posted 14 February , 2010 Had another look at the medal to day with a better glass. The inscription is in fact 'Fredrick B.Hall'. Sorry about that. I take it that is a civilian medal. Would merchant navy men have had any prefix or suffix. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eviltaxman Posted 15 February , 2010 Share Posted 15 February , 2010 With naming like that, it'll be Merchant Marine/Navy. Now you need to find his Merc Marine Medal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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