Alan329

I am trying to do some research on a relative. I applied for his military record 12 months ago and just received them They were very comprehensive, unfortunately they were for the wrong person. My fault, I thought I had identified his service number, but I got it wrong. I will apply again with the correct service number, but for some reason the site appears to be down and I just get a bad gateway error message. Noor very kindly provided some great information on a trio of WW1 medals I posted a few years ago, and I wondered if anyone had access to the various ancestry sites that might have some information for me while I wait for the service records. I know that his medal index card is on Fold3.com but I have no access to it. Here is what I have so far: Edward Ryan Gunner 1106882 27 Field Regiment Royal Artillery Discharge date 13 December 1945 23 Aden Street Oldham Lancashire Medals – 39/45 Star, Burma Star, Defence medal, War medal Date of birth 28 July 1908 Date of death 08 January 1982

Wow, thanks, that is great research, I will keep that with the medals

Here are the 39-45 War and Defence medals awarded to my mother who serverd in the WAAF and a GSM Kings Crown with Malaya clasp awarded to my father who served in the RAF

Here is a WW1 trio I picked up to the Manchester Regiment. He was wounded possibly at Gallipoli and also received the Silver Wound Badge, unfortunately this was not included and so the SWB is not the correct one but a replacement I picked up

Hi, I am looking to add a couple of medals to my small collection of German WW! medals, specifically an Anhalt Friedrich Cross 2nd Class and a Mecklenburg cross 2nd class if anyone has one to sell or knows of any going at a reasonable price. I have obviously looked on eBay, but not being an expert I am always a bit dubious of getting a copy rather than an original medal, also they appear to be going for quite a bit more than I think is reasonable

Thanks Brian, seems like a great forum for sharing collections and getting advice/information

As I have just joined the site I thought I would share my small collection of Belgian medals

Having just joined the site I thought I would share my WW1 French medal collection

Having recently joined the site I thought I would share my small collection of German medals.

Hi Gordon, it's just my poor photographic skills. I have measured them with a digital vernier gauge and the arms are all the same size Thanks, if the one on the left is a later piece that might explain the differences. The one on the right does appear to be a finer quality casting. Thanks everyone for the replies, I did think they were both OK, but not being too clued up on German medals I wanted to check. I do have other medals all WW1, so will post up some photos of them

Hi, I am new to the forum and I am looking for some advice. I acquired two 1914 Iron Crosses some time ago. Although they are both 3 piece with magnetic core, one appears better quality than the other so I am not sure they are both genuine. The one on the right has a much finer casting of the iron core, it also has a makers stamp of the suspension ring. The one on the left has no makers mark and the iron cores casting appears crude compared to the other. Can anyone offer any advice? https://photos.app.goo.gl/BM5BCntNnVYBx82c8 https://photos.app.goo.gl/u4ZG9f2V77UYGW8S9 https://photos.app.goo.gl/DnqtDKsczQAfD7u16