Great Britain Some Scrap Silver

[Jock Auld]

Guys,

These two war medals were rescued from the melt down, only these though, no others to make pairs. The MBE mounted for female wear was a gift from an Austrailin guy. It is nicely made. I had not noticed the horse standing on the skull and bones on the reverse of the war medal before!

Jock

[Tony]

Guys,

I had not noticed the horse standing on the skull and bones on the reverse of the war medal before!

Jock

Should have gone to spec savers

Did you save them Jock and if so from a German melting pot or back in Scotland?

From what I've seen in the past, the suspenders are usually removed before melting so you got there before any damage at all was done. So, what are the names and unit details?

[Paul R]

Are they really melting these down? Are they named at all?

Cool female MBE. I have not seen one before.

[Jock Auld]

Guys,

76398 Pte J. G. Daubney Manch R (Manchester Rifles?).

255526 Spr J. Duquemin RE.

Had them a while these were on the German scrap market not UK it still surprises me what turns up over here from back home.

Jock

[Tony]

Paul,

All Commonwealth medals are named except for Brit and Canadian(?) WWII campaign medals/stars, the odd Victorian medal, the MC and probably a few more but in general they carry the name, number and unit of the recipient. Some unnamed ones would have been privately named.

Jock,

John George Daubney, 2nd Manchester Regt., entitled to the BW and VM.

Only one person with that name on the 1911 census, an 8 year old living in Culverthorpe, Lincolnshire.

James Duquemin is on the medal rolls numbered 255526 and WR28456 and was entitled to a pair.

After J. Duquemin in the rolls is W.J. Duquemin numbered 255528 and WR28458 and then W.T. Duquemin with the numbers 255527 and WR28458 so no doubt brothers who joined up at the same time.

Ancestry shows 204 men named Duquemin, all are from Guernsey. It would appear as if the Channel Islanders like to keep it in the family

P.S.: they've been melting them down for years Paul. As soon as silver is worth more than a medal to a Corps e.g. ASC/RE/RA or the owner just wants rid if it then off they go

Edited November 20, 2014 by Tony

[Jock Auld]

Tony,

Thanks for the info, interesting you think brothers, there was a lot of that going on though I suppose as the call to the flag and the patriotic duty etc.

Cheers

Jock

[Tony]

Jock, going by the number of Islanders with the surname Duquemin I suppose they could have been 2nd cousins 12 times removed.

[Jock Auld]

Tony,

Is it like Cornwall? One family tree? What is the second number you quote WR number?

Cheers

Jock

[Tony]

Tony,

Is it like Cornwall? One family tree?

Cheers

Jock

:)

The WR prefix is for RE Roads & Quarries Engineers as well as Waterways & Railways Engineers.

All three men were Roads & Quarries (navvies?) according to the medal roll.

Tony

[Jock Auld]

Thanks for the info, have learned something new today as everyday.

cheers

jock