margogogo Posted 9 April , 2015 Share Posted 9 April , 2015 Hi everyone . I'm in possession of a ww1 medal. with the name 47881 pte B Holt welsh R any ideas would be helpful .. i would like to reunite the family with this medal.. thank you .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roughdiamond Posted 9 April , 2015 Share Posted 9 April , 2015 Free of charge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 9 April , 2015 Share Posted 9 April , 2015 Christian name - Benjamin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 9 April , 2015 Share Posted 9 April , 2015 Could be Benjamin Holt b 1894 New Tredegar Monmouthshire. Family tree on Ancestry with him on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hartley Posted 9 April , 2015 Share Posted 9 April , 2015 Hi everyone . I'm in possession of a ww1 medal. with the name 47881 pte B Holt welsh R any ideas would be helpful .. i would like to reunite the family with this medal.. thank you .... Bear in mind that, at some time in the past, the family were not sufficiently fussed to keep it in their possession. You might find one of Holt's descendents and it it over to her/him and then find they've promptly flogged it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margogogo Posted 9 April , 2015 Author Share Posted 9 April , 2015 oh ok thank you all. I feel that i dont want to flog it ...or hand it over to be flogged.. if that makes any sense.I feel that he paid a price way to high just to gain money from his life.. think i might have to keep it .. its not up for sale... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margogogo Posted 9 April , 2015 Author Share Posted 9 April , 2015 yes you are right it has pte BJ Holt on it will try to take a pic of it bear with me lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWF1967 Posted 9 April , 2015 Share Posted 9 April , 2015 Hi, What is irrelevant to one generation may be of great interest to the next who do not have memories or a direct link. There is also the possibility, as has been found in several previous threads, that the medal was stolen or lost rather than disposed of. I recently bought a WW1 photograph from a car boot with a penciled name on the back. A quick search on Ancestry popped up a picture of the same man in civies. Two messages later and the picture is going home in the post to an appreciative Great grandson. Guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arboskittler Posted 9 April , 2015 Share Posted 9 April , 2015 .. i would like to reunite the family with this medal.. thank you .... If the family are traceable, you would then need to consider which family member should be the beneficiary of the medal...........especially as the extended family may be widespread and there may be more than one member with a keen interest in all thing 'Great War'. Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margogogo Posted 9 April , 2015 Author Share Posted 9 April , 2015 Thank you all. I think i would like to pass it on to a family member who would give it the respect it deserves. . have a great interest in this as both my grandfathers served in the grt war .. my husband still serves .. many thanks again xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asanewt Posted 9 April , 2015 Share Posted 9 April , 2015 Thanks for trying to re unite from one that's still looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarsA Posted 9 April , 2015 Share Posted 9 April , 2015 I took a medal group in my possession to a cemetery in Champagne, and photographed it. Posted it, found a site where he was remembered - and got in contact with the family. The communication and circumstances were such I gave the group to the family free of charge. This I would not do as a rule. You will know when it is the right thing to do. Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margogogo Posted 9 April , 2015 Author Share Posted 9 April , 2015 I would be more than happy to reunite the medal to the family.many thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 10 April , 2015 Share Posted 10 April , 2015 Do we know which medal is being referred to ? From a ££ perspective the range is from £10 and up , best to check before disposing. Why not just keep it as you are clearly interested in it, that's the best memorial to him , not to forget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margogogo Posted 10 April , 2015 Author Share Posted 10 April , 2015 rjaydee Tried to find the family on Ancestry but with no luck. unfortunately.. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wibs Posted 11 April , 2015 Share Posted 11 April , 2015 (edited) Hi, These are the two images from ancestry re his medals……..can't see a service / pension / death record. Had a look at the Ben Holt from Tregdegar that rjaydee mentioned above….. not sure this is the right guy as although he was in the Royal Welsh Regiment his service number was 18696, not 47881……( unless there was a change of service number for some reason??) Edited 22 April , 2015 by SPOF Images removed for copyright reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margogogo Posted 19 April , 2015 Author Share Posted 19 April , 2015 Hi Thanks for the medal cards. looks like this might be the right one. for Pte Holt. I also have another medal with no name on it but from ww1. on the back of this one it has, The Great war 1914 1918, Birmingham peace celebrations. on the front it looks like the words say Pax Victoris but its hard to deceiver. could this belong to the same Solider maybe... many thanks for you help. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWF1967 Posted 19 April , 2015 Share Posted 19 April , 2015 (edited) Hi, The Birmingham peace medal was. I believe given to Birmingham school children after the Armistace. The legend pax victoris is Latin, peace in Victory. Guy. Edited 19 April , 2015 by GWF1967 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margogogo Posted 19 April , 2015 Author Share Posted 19 April , 2015 Interesting fact. Thanks for that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 19 April , 2015 Share Posted 19 April , 2015 but whats the medal ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margogogo Posted 22 April , 2015 Author Share Posted 22 April , 2015 I think the medal is the Victory Medal... by the looks of it. very worn as its been in my possession for a very long time . also the Birmingham peace medal. don't know who that was given too.. any ideas ?? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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