Bilco Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 The medals of Colour Sergeant Stephen Bardsley have been sold for £118,000 - http://www.bosleys.co.uk/ He has an unusual Bronze Star to add to his Military Medal and BEM. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Thankyou for posting this Bill. As we said before, they can't be faulted for making their old age comfortable - they earn't them. Mervyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Hear, hear! Sq. Leader Cheshire, the only Battle of Britain VC sold it years ago to provide money for a charitable organization - homes for mentally challenged adults, I believe. Well done, that man. During my very brief tenure as a militaria store employee I also had a WWI flier come in to sell his medals: Pip, Squeak and Wilfrid, plus a Belgian award for spotting for Allied guns which took out a German ammo dump. I asked him why he was selling and his response was instructive: 'I've kept my log book to remember by. I wear the medals one day a year and they sit in a box the rest of the time. With the money, I can afford to visit my sister in Vancouver." 'Nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
servicepub Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I have always believed that it is better for the vet to sell his/her own medals and profit from them, than to leave them to uninterested family who will pocket the cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 I have always believed that it is better for the vet to sell his/her own medals and profit from them, than to leave them to uninterested family who will pocket the cash. Sad, but very true! Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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