i have a victory medal from 1st world war,my father found this medal several years agnly now i have been doing my family tree & i am researcing my familys millitary past,have i really looked at it. Iwrote down the details around the edge of the medal,it gave me the soldiers name,service number then it says L.N LAN.R. can anyone tell me what this means. I entered this soldiers name in to commonwealth war graves commission web site,it tells me he was was a private with The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment,is this what the initials are? on the reverse of the medal it reads "The Great War For Civilisation 1914-1919". I would love to return it to a family member,but i dont know how to do this correctly. Shelley.x
Originally posted by thomas@Aug 29 2005, 03:52 AM i have a victory medal from 1st world war,my father found this medal several years agnly now i have been doing my family tree & i am researcing my familys millitary past,have i really looked at it. Iwrote down the details around the edge of the medal,it gave me the soldiers name,service number then it says L.N LAN.R. can anyone tell me what this means. I entered this soldiers name in to commonwealth war graves commission web site,it tells me he was was a private with The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment,is this what the initials are? on the reverse of the medal it reads "The Great War For Civilisation 1914-1919". I would love to return it to a family member,but i dont know how to do this correctly. Shelley.x [post=38275]Quoted post[/post] That is a very honourable thing to do Thomas, and I am sure somebody will be able to give you the right information to help you find its rightful home. Well done.
I entered this soldiers name in to commonwealth war graves commission web site,it tells me he was was a private with The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment,is this what the initials are? on the reverse of the medal it reads You have answered your own question, that what the intials stand for. here is more info on the unit The loyals
Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (The Loyals); disbanded in 1970. He may have seen service in other regiments; this can be checked on the online medal index cards on the National Archives site. Service number will not necessarily be unique; at this time numbers were allocated by the Regiment (or even Battalion). If he does not show on the CWGC, chances are he was almost certainly a survivor (although there are errors and omissions). Richard
hello thomas and shelley nice to see people helping you out with you search for the medal man,just hoping i have good help with mine t.t.f.n,c.u later wing commander fearon.
Originally posted by darren@Aug 30 2005, 06:45 PM hello thomas and shelley nice to see people helping you out with you search for the medal man,just hoping i have good help with mine t.t.f.n,c.u later wing commander fearon. [post=38382]Quoted post[/post] Hi Darren, Has Wayne Rooney still got red lights in his eyes.
Originally posted by thomas@Aug 28 2005, 05:52 PM i have a victory medal from 1st world war,my father found this medal several years agnly now i have been doing my family tree & i am researcing my familys millitary past,have i really looked at it. Iwrote down the details around the edge of the medal,it gave me the soldiers name,service number then it says L.N LAN.R. can anyone tell me what this means. I entered this soldiers name in to commonwealth war graves commission web site,it tells me he was was a private with The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment,is this what the initials are? on the reverse of the medal it reads "The Great War For Civilisation 1914-1919". I would love to return it to a family member,but i dont know how to do this correctly. Shelley.x [post=38275]Quoted post[/post] Please post this question on the Great War Forum. It is dedicated to World War I, and the denizens there are the true experts in tracking down WWI soldiers. http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/ Nice of you . Doc
shelley i have tried that e-mail address for grandad mchale so many times and still no good get back in touch with the man and see how he is getting on to the site,because we cant get into it and we might be missing out on other things to research,speak to u later,send your e-mail address to me so i can send info direct to you instead of doing it this way DARREN :P B) :ph34r: :ph34r:
