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Hi Guys, I`m trying to do a bit of research on this soldier... 12265 Pte. J. McCleary, Royal Welsh Fusiliers * The MIC shows '2B' (Balkans) on the 28th June 1915 and entitlement to a 1914-15 Star trio. His "Medical History" papers show that Joseph McCleary from Wrexham, North Wales enlisted on the 26th August 1914, aged 29. He was discharged on the 4th June 1919 due to "Malaria attributed to Active Service". The problem I`m having is that his service number doen`t appear to relate to any of the RWF battalions that deployed on this campaign, also his date of arrival doesn`t seem to tally up either. Can anyone shine any light on this for me? Do MIC dates relate to when the soldier left Blighty or to when they arrived in theatre? Gordon.

Have found this for the TF battalions..... 4th Bn RWF, Territorial Force Assocation area Denbigh, were allocated number block 200001 - 240000 5th Bn, Denbigh, Flint, 240001 - 265000 6th Bn Anglesey, Caernarvon, 265001 - 290000 7th Bn Merioneth, Montgomery, 290001 - 315000 23rd Bn Denbigh, 315001 - 340000, 24th Bn, Denbigh, 340001 - 350000, 25th Bn, Montgomery 350001 - 360000.

Hi Guys, Can anyone tell me which regimental numbers relate to which battalions of the RWF during WW1. Not sure whether this topic has been covered before, seems to ring a bell, but I have been unable to find it, but having said that have been away for a while and am still getting my head round the new format, so please forgive me if you find it straight away. Gordon.

Nice little group there. Who are you with?

Found this which might be of interest............. "Silver" Kennedy Proof Half dollars Starting in 1992 the US mint began producing a limited mintage "silver" proof set. These silver proof sets were fairly expensive (compared to regular proof sets) resulting in smaller sales and lower mintages. (Often resulting in small mintings compared to regular proof sets.) Each of these silver John F. Kennedy Halves is made of 90% pure silver (just like the old U.S. silver coins). They have an "S" mintmark. "S" mint marks indicate the coin was minted at the U.S. government mint in San Francisco California. The S mint coins were not produced for regular circulation. (Only the P and D mint marks were produced for regular circulation.)

Franklin dollars Designers: John R. Sinnock (obverse & reverse), John Frederick Lewis (sketch for reverse model) Composition: 90% Silver, 10% Copper Weight: 12.50 grams Diameter: 30.6 mm Edge: Reeded Notes: The first year of issue for the Franklin Half Dollar. This series replaced the popular Walking Liberty Half Dollar series which ended in 1947. Have scant info if nothing at all, with regards to the Omaha Bank Hoard, all I can tell you is that it came to light in 2005, perhaps someone else on the forum could shine some more light on this for us?

Assume so......... :rolleyes:

I`ve seen George H Bush, signed slabbed silver eagles, thinks thats about as close as you can get... :rolleyes:

Its a hot topic of debate, the awards that the Queen as okey for commonwealth troops, but not for her own (as it were)...

Heres my favourite 320393921331 a bargain at ?1,000,000.00

Yeh, things are getting a bit silly now. Interestingly theres on on ebay for buy now ?10,000 yeh right. Bids starting at ?250, finishes in a few minutes. No bids!! Theres no shortage of them on ebay, silly prices. Am sure this will die a death.

Hi Guys, Thought this might be of interest............... http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceF...nitionAward.htm

I am sure that the story behind the 1961 SILVER URUGUAY 1O PESOS with over 5000 coins in the WTC vault is going to be one of the strangest story told, and I wish I could be the one to tell that story but I just don?t have all the detail yet on it. So picture this, why would anybody put 5000 pcs of a 10 pesos from Uruguay into a vault under the world trade center ? Is there any good explanation for that ? It just does not make any sense. On its own without being under the world trade center in a vault would this be considered a valuable coin? Well I check that out and right now Non WTC this coin sells for $13.50 Buy It Now. So I guess not a valuable coin if it does not come from the WTC Vault. So what where 5000 of these coins doing there ? Did one individual have all those coins sitting there for a reason was it at the time a cheap way to buy Silver to hedge that the silver price would go up? Maybe but I don?t know, or is there something else that is at play here. No matter what it is the circumstances about this coin and how it ended up under the world trade center will make for a great story some day and for right now I think this coin is very interesting and I would love to hear the full story

More information can be found here............ http://money.uk.msn.com/consumer/article.a...entid=148244643 http://www.undated20p.com/

Very nice. How big is this `coin`? Are we talking memorial plaque specs here?

Hi Ammar, Thanks for sharing this with us. Very nice. How big is this `coin` & whats it made out of?

Thanks for sharing these coins with us Mervyn!!

The gold sovereign came into existence in 1489 under King Henry VII. But I guess Harry must have got the idea from somewhere else, so the whole Roman thing is possible? Maybe from the middle east & that whole crusades business, how ironic that would be? :rolleyes:

Yeh I kinda thought that myself, don`t think I`ll bother buying a copy..... :rolleyes:

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Old Soldiers never die by Pte Frank Richards DCM MM 2nd Battalion RWF Trenches at Houplines p42 During the winter of 1914/15 whilst the battalion was stationed here, Richards tells the tale of a Cpl Pardoe, who is killed by a sniper. When is body is removed for burial, the men check it for items they maybe able to use themselves, Richards states he was after new puttees, however, they find a belt close to the skin, in the belt is contained about 60 English sovereigns and some French money, none of which was sent back to his next of kin. Richards himself doesn?t take any, happy with the puttees. 60 sovereigns that?s about 15 ounces I believe, that?s a lot of gold to be humping round the place, especially when you consider the mass route marches the battalion had conducted during the opening phases of the war, I?m sure you?ll agree!!! Cpl Pardoe`s details on the CWGC website?. http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_detail...casualty=597129

Old Soldiers never die by Pte Frank Richards DCM MM 2nd Battalion RWF Trenches at Houplines p42 During the winter of 1914/15 whilst the battalion was stationed here, Richards tells the tale of a Cpl Pardoe, who is killed by a sniper. When is body is removed for burial, the men check it for items they maybe able to use themselves, Richards states he was after new puttees, however, they find a belt close to the skin, in the belt is contained about 60 English sovereigns and some French money, none of which was sent back to his next of kin. Richards himself doesn?t take any, happy with the puttees. 60 sovereigns that?s about 15 ounces I believe, that?s a lot of gold to be humping round the place, especially when you consider the mass route marches the battalion had conducted during the opening phases of the war, I?m sure you?ll agree!!! Cpl Pardoe`s details on the CWGC website?. http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_detail...casualty=597129

Molten lead poured in your ears, or your bits bobbed, what a choice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Old Soldier Sahib by Pte Frank Richards DCM MM 2nd Battalion RWF Recruit Life 1900 p52 Musketry qualification shoot had to be fired once a year. 21 rounds various targets, with money prizes being awarded to the best shots, ranging from a sovereign to a half shilling. North China Veterans p140 At Tientsin, massing looting took place by the soldiers, filling their pockets with Mexican Dollars and unwieldy silver ingots called Scyee. However, before the first days march to Pekin was over, these had been dropped and the soldiers cursed the Chinese authorities for not adopting a more sensible currency with sovereigns and half sovereigns. Home Again p302 A few days before I left the Battalion I changed my Rupees into sovereigns with a native shopkeeper in the Regimental Bazaar. This old shark charged me 15 Rupees & 4 Annas, each for each sovereign, but if I had wanted to change 1 or 100 of them into rupees he would have given me a bare 15 rupees for each of them. About the latter end of February 1909 a draft of about 60 time expired men returned our rifles to the store paraded for the last time and left the battalion to proceed on our journey home.