World war 1 medel
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shbangsteve
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The Mons Star. Awarded for service in France or Belgium
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1914 Star - Wikipedia
The 1914 and 1914-15 Stars are two distinct awards.
The 1914 is the one often called "the Mons Star".
The 1914-15 is not. It is the one shown in the OP's post.
Here's the Imperial War Museum webpage:
My late grandfather had the British War Medal, the Allied Victory Medal and the Territorial Force War Medal.
The 1914 is the one often called "the Mons Star".
The 1914-15 is not. It is the one shown in the OP's post.
Here's the Imperial War Museum webpage:
My late grandfather had the British War Medal, the Allied Victory Medal and the Territorial Force War Medal.
HonestJohn
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Jagare
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I gave my Grandfather's WW1 medals to the RMP museum as he was in military police and they have several pictures of him talking to the King and then Prince of Wales in France. The picture also featured in several books of the time. I've also got my father's framed and on the wall at home. Plus his pay book and discharge papers.
It is very much a thing about what to do with such items. For as your family gets further and further distant form the recipient so the connection inevitably diminishes. I knew my grandfather....or rather he knew me as he died when I was maybe five years old or so. So my kids never knew him and, indeed, my kids never knew my father. Eventually these medals often end up in a paper bag in the bag of a drawer somewhere and in reality forgotten.
Jagare
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Exa
Exactly, living so far from family, I was afraid they would go missing when I fall off my perch. It was interesting the info they had on grandfather, recruited from the Met police to the Military police in 1915. There was also his 1911 Met police coronation medal. But no medal or info from his time in the Royal South African police.
Once events pass from living memory into history they lose relevance unless properly remembered. For myself, I was born and brought up in my early years in Germany. The was was only a couple of decades or so in the past, hence it was very much in the minds of all generations. I retain those memories still, and they'll always remain important to me. Most of them have absolutely zero relevance to today's generation though, and if they're not relevant they fade into obscurity. It's the natural order of things, sad as it may be
Foxyboy43
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I had the honour of writing a chapter on Edward Workman - the only son of one of the two founders of Workman Clark - The Belfast Shipyard. He gave up a life of luxury and a guaranteed ownership of one of the biggest yards in the world to do his duty but tragically was killed in January 1916 - a few days after his return home was approved by his colonel, who in approving his jotter request (written in the frontline trenches), asked him to resubmit it “on foolscap - better for the records…..”. He never got the chance to do so and is original jotter page is one of many original documents included in the family archive.
Lieutenant Workman was subsequently awarded the Military Cross for his endeavours at an earlier raid but his mother had to write to the Secretary of War to get the MC as it was practice then not to give it to the family if awarded posthumously. This determined lady successfully lead a campaign to reverse this protocol and I am pleased to say the MC is still displayed and treasured by the family.
www.thebelfastshipyard.org
Lieutenant Workman was subsequently awarded the Military Cross for his endeavours at an earlier raid but his mother had to write to the Secretary of War to get the MC as it was practice then not to give it to the family if awarded posthumously. This determined lady successfully lead a campaign to reverse this protocol and I am pleased to say the MC is still displayed and treasured by the family.
Lieutenant Edward (Ted) Workman MC | The Belfast Shipyard
A history of Edward Workman MC, Director of the Workman Clark shipyard in Belfast, who died in the Great War.
www.thebelfastshipyard.org
Yes. This is 110% correct. It is how the Imperial War Museum knew that the entry in my late grandfather's Field Message Book about his Corporal's deeds on 1 July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme, was a Victoria Cross citation as Corporal Dobson was dead when the dispatch was written and sent. The V.C. being at that time the only medal that could be awarded posthumously.
As said it a 1914-15 star, not to be confused with the 1914 star, which is known as the mons star.
He will also be entitled to a british war medal and the victory medal, at least.
If he had pre war service or post war service he may be entitled to more medals but 100% will have a BWM and victory medal to go with the 1914-15 star
He will also be entitled to a british war medal and the victory medal, at least.
If he had pre war service or post war service he may be entitled to more medals but 100% will have a BWM and victory medal to go with the 1914-15 star
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