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David

David Report 31 May 2014 11:31

hi.I have in my possession some war medals that I cannot find any info on medals l1 has the inscription around the edge 4459284 pte a.j.davies rrw this is a campaign service medal. the second is 4795 cpr t barry which is from the great war for civilisation 1914-1919. can anyone shed light on these please.thanks

Potty

Potty Report 31 May 2014 12:38

This looks like T Barry's medal card:


Name:
Thomas Barry

Regiment or Corps:
Royal Engineers, Royal Engineers

Regimental Number:
4795,384495

He received the Victory and British medals.

Potty

Potty Report 31 May 2014 12:46

This site has photos of the WW1 medals - you should be able to identify the ones you have:

http://www.greatwar.co.uk/medals/ww1-campaign-medals.htm

David

David Report 31 May 2014 13:35

many thanks for the info. I was wondering if you have any info on his d o b or where he was born. thanks dave

Potty

Potty Report 31 May 2014 13:59

Sorry, David. I did look for a service record for him but nothing coming up. I couldn't find anything for the Davies one.

Roger

Roger Report 12 Jul 2014 22:41

Pte Davies medal I believe shows he was in the Royal Regiment of Wales. you might try checking the regimental records for his background.