Thanks for the information , will do that and see what comes up, meanwhile if any members could keep their eye out for me, or in fact check their own...
Yes the actual medals he was given.
Gents. I am trying to locate the medals awarded to my Great Uncle for his service during WW1. The medals are. The 1914 Star The War Medal The Victory...
An army marches on its stomach.
Waterproof to a fashion !!!
Thanks for the gesture Sniper, I will have to drag my a$$ to the museum for a gander, next time I am over in England I will make the pilgrimage.
Very inreresting and detailed account of the 1st three months Sniper, many thanks for the read, it has actually made the whole event seem somewhat...
This should be an interesting item, photos would be great.
Mike, that would be great, any info would be very much apreciated, I did e-mail the museum about Boer War records but as yet have had no reply. Mark.
Hey Mike that would be fantastic, take some photos of the stuff they got ,for the site. Mark.
Hi Mike. Ja I will send him another e-mail and ask him,its getting interesting now and quite exciting to uncover all this information.
Hi Mike. Cant find anything on pensions just yet. Medals, I am told he recieved 3 in total.. 1914 Star The War Medal The Victory Medal. Looks like...
Ja Mike, John Bartholemew served under the name of 'John Taylor' which is why I could not find him although Peter at the museum says the memorial has...
Sniper, I got in touch with the museum and they came back with some info for me, Peter, the curator was extremely helpfull and came up with this....
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