bigjarofwasps Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Hi Guys,Came across this whilst surfing Ebay, thought it might be of interest, and topic of conversation for the fourm.SOLID GOLD WW1 I SERVED MEDAL ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS Item number: 220230428395 HEAVY 17.5 GRAMS 9ct SOLID GOLD WORLD WAR 1 I - SERVED MEDAL ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS- ENGRAVED WITH -PTE L DOWNES - ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERSComplete with The ORIGINAL box, T Armstrong, Jewellers, ManchesterGordon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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leigh kitchen Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Solid gold? Do those hallmarks really add up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjarofwasps Posted May 5, 2008 Author Share Posted May 5, 2008 Solid gold? Do those hallmarks really add up?Good question, it is Ebay after all, but I imagine that the least it will be 9ct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjarofwasps Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 Been thinking why would a Welsh Regiment medla have the English flag on it, I know a vast amount of RWF men came from Birmingham, etc...has any got any ideas? A fake maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh kitchen Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Awarded by an English city / town to its ex-servicemen, who could have been in Welsh, Scottish, Irish, English regiments? Also, the Welsh seem to have been the least "appreciated" junior partner in the Union, basically swallowed by England, unrepresented on the Union Flag, maybe St Davids Saltire & the red dragon were'nt as significant as they are today.But in solid gold? There's nothing to indicate that the medals are for particularly notable service, or "for being killed", so perhaps gilt silver for economy?There's presumably something more than simply giving a medal to every man from the community who served, perhaps given by an important patron (Lord Derby & the like) who sponsored a particular recruiting drive or battalion or similar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Hallmarked Birmingham 1919. The hallmarks looks perfectly genuine.All the best,Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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