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A good friend has British Military Medal to one of his relatives a Private Thomas Mulrenan no 18383 of the 2nd Royal Munster Fusiliers on display in his house. There is a piece of paper with it stating that the medal was listed in the Gazette on 26.4.17. I have tried everything to get a copy on line of the listing but just do not seem to know how to appease the Gazette's computer to show the listing. I have tried his name, serial number the time period and I always get zip.

Any help in acquiring the official listing would be greatly appreciated. The individial I am trying to do this for is a WW II Vet who war awarded a Silver Star, Bronze Star with V device and two Purple Hearts from the 3rd Division.

Thanks

Jim

Jim,

Try this link: http://beta.gazettes-online.co.uk/ViewPDF....mp;all=Mulrenan

See righthand column, 4th name from the top.

This seems to be your man. He was listed in the Edinburgh edition of the Gazette and his number is different. Nevertheless it appears to be the same guy, T. Mulrenan of Royal Dublin Fusiliers award the Military Medal on 26 April 1917.

Hope this helps?

Lee

The reverse of Monty's Order of Suvorov can be seen here (# 133):

http://web.archive.org/web/19991008103857/...tuk/suvorov.htm

I took that photograph back in the early 1990's when the Imperial War Museum gave me access to it.

At the time they said they were not in possesion of his Order of Victory.

Lee

Dear Richard Lee,

cleaning your medal will cost you a lot of Dollars in resale value .

Please leave your medal as it is now - the buyer will appreciate that .

Best regards

Christian

Thanks Christian, I'll keep it as it is then

Lee

Thanks all for your replies and details about the value. Sadly I don't have a document with this one. I did always try to only collect awards with their documents but it was not always possible.

It's good to hear that the price has jumped considerably in the meantime.

I am thinking of parting with what I have left and GMIC solds like a great place to sell them.

Christian, I appreciate your comments about the condition, especially as regards the enamel. Presumably it is not a good idea to clean it but to leave the original patina?

Thanks,

Lee

Then was the time to have gotten one of these. Check out the going prices nowadays!

Hi Rick, I'm out of touch with current prices. How much are they going for these days?

I like what I see .......

Thanks Darrell, that's encouraging to hear.

I stopped collecting Soviet awards back in the mid-1990s but will be sorting out what I have left of the collection over the next few weeks and will post some pictures of the more interesting items.

I picked this up in 1993...

Lee

I would love to have a copy of this - at least the front cover - to use, if I can in my work. Can you pm me at petemonahan@sympatico.ca, please, so I we can arrange scans? Thanks so much!

Peter

Email sent Peter.

Regards,

Lee

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Out of interest will WWI British bronze death plaques be included in the book?

Hi Peter.

Is this of interest?

http://www.psywar.org/apddetailsdb.php?det...NZUK451DEVIII42

It's a four-page German propaganda leaflet air-dropped over England following the Dieppe raid. It is almost entirely made up of photographs of the aftermath of the raid.

Let me know if this is useful.

Lee

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Cheers again Humber

In the USA worshipful masters are elected by the membership of the lodge. I would image it's the same in the UK, but I don't know that for a fact.

Thanks Mike. I guess it would be the same in the UK too.

I forget to ask about the jewelled pin. Does anyone know the significance of the pin? Does it donate an achievement within freemasonry, say becoming a Master Mason or WM, or is it something worn by all members or purely an optional thing?

Thanks Humber, I had forgotten about the inscription on the back. It's actually on the back of the hanging set-square emblem. It says that the medal was awarded to my grandfather in appreciation of his service as "WM" in 1975-76. Until now the "WM" was meaningless to me.

Your explanation is very helpful and interesting. I will take your suggestion to try contacting the lodge. Maybe there are still members there who remember my grandfather.

How are WMs appointed? Is it on a kind of rota basis depending on length of membership or are WMs voted for by the membership?

Thanks again!

Lee

That's a beautiful medal Humber. Thanks for posting it.

The "70th Master" heading on my grandfather's medal. Does that mean the 70th Master appointed for that year or does it mean the 70th master since the founding of the Lodge in 1906, can anyone tell me?

If the latter, presumably it is a small lodge or is it normal in English freemasonry for only a small number of members to be made Master Masons?

I found the following information about Lodge No. 3171:-

From: http://www.pglherts.org/3000+/3171.htm

Edward and Alexandra Lodge No 3171

Consecrated on 19 October 1906

Meets at Halsey Masonic Hall, Watford [England]

In 1906, preparations were in hand for the Coronation of King Edward and his Queen, Alexandra. Some prominent Brethren were inspired to form a Lodge in Hertfordshire with a Royal Title.

A Petition was deposited and the title "Edward and Alexandra" was approved and formally acknowledged by a telegram received at the Consecration Ceremony which read as follows, "I am commanded by the King to thank the Members of the Edward and Alexandra Lodge for their good wishes" signed, Ponsonby.

I'd be interested if anyone here can tell me something about this medal and pin?

They were awarded to my grandfather. He never spoke about being a free mason and must admit I know nothing about it. The medal says at the top "70th Master, 1975-76".

Thanks for any help!

Lee