Hi there,
Sorry it has taken me a while to get back on the forum due to work and family committments but as this topic is about awards to agents in ww1 I thought i would add a post to that effect. Although my main field of collecting is Police and Fire medals i do have a passion for unusual military and civil awards especially awards to women.
About a year or so ago i purchased a nice related pair of 1914-18 British War medals to M. DELEYE / A. DELEYE both with mic verifying they were both BELGIUM AGENTS several months later I recieved a call from the same dealer informing me that a third War Medal which had been forgotton turned up to S. DELEYE which i bought to complete the family set.
1] MARGUERITE DELEYE [ of GROBBENDONK] 2] SYLVIA DELEYE [ also GROBBENDONK 3] ALICE DELEYE [ of HOOGLEDE]
All three are mentioned in the London Gazette in Haighs despatch these being the only name of Deleye in the London Gazette and also the MIC
They may be either three sisters or possibly mother and two daughter at a rough guess, surely this lot with mids has got to be a one off family grouping sadly at present this is all the info i have on the medals in question.
could any member point me in the right direction of where i can find out more on theses three extremely brave Belgian lady agents, there has got to be a good story here. also could any member give me some idea of any other awards these ladies may have recieved for their valued services. thanks
any info on the mather would be greatly appreciated.