1875steve Posted 31 July , 2022 Share Posted 31 July , 2022 Hiya folks, Im posting this as an attempt to find my great grandad's war medals. To cut a long story short, they were sold during a fued in my family during the 70's and im attempting to find them and buy them back if i can. PTE JAMES FLYNN 350875 AND 3130 PTE ROYAL SCOTS. I BELIEVE HIS MEDALS ARE: DCM 1914-15 STAR 1914-15 WAR 1914-15 VICTORY. Thy were sold in Edinburgh way back between 1972-77. If you have ANY info please message me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin RussT Posted 31 July , 2022 Admin Share Posted 31 July , 2022 Good luck in your search. Strictly, the War and Victory Medals were not prefixed with a date but were simply called: The British War Medal & The Victory Medal. If you didn't have it, here is the citation for his DCM: Regards Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin RussT Posted 31 July , 2022 Admin Share Posted 31 July , 2022 It's also advisable to register and put a post up in the medal wanted section on the British Medal Forum - link here: British Medal Forum - Index page Russ PS: OK, I see you have done so already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 1 August , 2022 Admin Share Posted 1 August , 2022 You can also put an alert on Ancestry on the relevant Medal Index Card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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