my grandad in the KOSB and the MOD brick wall
Article about: Hi everyone, i have over the past few months been trying to find out any details i can about one of my grandads service. All i have to go on is his name - Arthur Walker, date of birth, and t
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Hi Ed, I applied for my grandad's medals 20 years ago, got a local magistrate to sign the form & a short time after received his War & Defence medal, 4 years service with the Intelligence Corps serving in India ! I also applied for my Gt.Uncle's service record (he died on the Dunkirk perimeter in May 1940) which took about 10 months to arrive, however another family member had applied for his medals.
Kind regards
Paul
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Hi Ed, just checked my Uncle's record, his medals were claimed by another family member & the record is stamped as issued in Feb '82, curiously above this entry, seperately stamped is his entitlement 39-45 Star & War medal 1939 & is dated Jun '81, I wonder if it had taken 41 years after his death for the records to have been updated, who knows ? Going through your records I can't see any medal/star stamps of entitlement so maybe they're still there to be claimed ! Here's a link with all the details & phone number Apply for a medal or veterans badge - GOV.UK, good luck mate !
Paul
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Interesting service history! Well done on finally tracking it down. A chap in our church was an Officer in both the RAF and Army, a specialist administrator of some sort I believe so his unique skills were required in both branches. Also on a side note my Granddad was in 4 different Regiments during the war and a 5th post war, so I guess some people just "got about"! Leon.
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Well done on getting the medals that are so richly deserved. I am sure you will honour and cherish them in the high regard that is so important when they are your own relatives. Leon.
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