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    Posted 11 years ago

    Phatbuddha
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    A group of ww1 medals
    5939 PTE A . RAWLINGS RIF Brig :

    British Campaign Medal Sets
    “Mutt and Jeff”

    This was a sad find, I was talking to the bloke that was throwing all of this mans stuff from a house clearance, he told me that the man died all on his own and wasn't found for weeks, he had no family or friends to look after him. It's such a shame that he fighters for his Country for years and at the end of he's life was spend all on his own.

    I've had a quick look at them
    There is a africans star, French and German, star ww1star
    I've not had time to do any research on them or him. I am looking forward to find out about them when I get some time.

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    1. DrFluffy DrFluffy, 11 years ago
      I love these medals.. That is a sad sorry and I am glad you are saving them.
    2. Phatbuddha Phatbuddha, 11 years ago
      Thanks fluffy, it is such a shame, I'm glad I managed to save his medals from going to the landfill :) hopefully when I get some free time I can find out something about him.
    3. walksoftly walksoftly, 11 years ago
      Such a shame that he should die alone, I'm glad they're in your hands now.
    4. Phatbuddha Phatbuddha, 11 years ago
      Thanks walksoftly, it is sad thing to happen to someone who done so much for his Country.
    5. walksoftly walksoftly, 11 years ago
      I remember reading about a veteran who died in a nursing home in England, very moving story.
      http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hundreds-of-strangers-attend-funeral-of-u-k-veteran-who-died-alone-1.2422531
    6. Phatbuddha Phatbuddha, 11 years ago
      That's was a heart warming storty, I hope A.rawlings had some friends at his funeral.
    7. walksoftly walksoftly, 11 years ago
      Pip, Squeak and Wilfred
      http://www.greatwar.co.uk/medals/ww1-campaign-medals.htm

      The Africa Star was a campaign medal of the British Commonwealth, awarded for service in the Second World War.
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_Star

      These are from both wars, & the man that died couldn't have been the recipient of the WWI medals.
      Father & son ?
    8. Phatbuddha Phatbuddha, 11 years ago
      Thanks walksoftly these pages are really helpfull
      I didn't realise that these medals could be father n son joint, That's pretty cool if they are.
      I wondered where the phrase "Mutt and Jeff" came from, it's Cockney rhyming slang for deaf lol
      Thanks again :)
    9. walksoftly walksoftly, 11 years ago
      I looked on Ancestry for more info on Pte. A Rawlings & all that I found was his full first name "Alfred" & that he enlisted 19/11/1915.
      Is there any info on the rim of the round medals?
    10. Phatbuddha Phatbuddha, 11 years ago
      That's a great start, thanks walksoftly
      I'm looking at them now and there isn't anything else to see. Apart from what's not there, the Africa star n the France n Germany star hasn't got no name on them. I was told that in the Second World War they didn't stamp names on the medals.
      So maybe the son of Alfred got them in the second war.
      Thanks again for your time, you are so helpfull :)
    11. Chrisnp Chrisnp, 11 years ago
      Yep, the WWI Victory, War and 1914-15 Stars are almost always named, if you check the edges, but the Africa Star and France and Germany Star are almost always unnamed.

      Walksoftly, I bet you found Alfred's medals index card, which I just pulled up too. There is a trick to reading them. The date at the bottom left is not his enlistment, but the date he entered the theater of war, which according to the card is 19/11/15. The number 1 in a circle was the theater code for Western Europe (France).
    12. walksoftly walksoftly, 11 years ago
      Thanks for correcting my mistake Chris.
      I think Pb needs to get out his magnifying glass & look at the outer circumference of the round medals, there should be something there.
    13. Phatbuddha Phatbuddha, 11 years ago
      Thanks walksoftly and chrisnp for your time, I will get my Magnifying glass and have a look as soon as I can :)
    14. Phatbuddha Phatbuddha, 11 years ago
      Ive got my Magnifglass and Doublecheck the 1914-15 star, they is nothing on the edges on it. Thanks for all your info guys, you are so helpfull
    15. walksoftly walksoftly, 11 years ago
      Not the star, the two round ones, not on the face but the outer edge.
    16. Phatbuddha Phatbuddha, 11 years ago
      Opps, I've just checked the two rounds medals along the rim, no joy on any more info.
    17. walksoftly walksoftly, 11 years ago
      I was relying on the info from the site http://www.greatwar listed above
      The recipient's service number, rank, name and unit was impressed on the rim.
      Look at the image on this page half way down;
      http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/britishguide/mercantile_marine_war_medal_1914_1918.htm

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