Uffz. Rohleder Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Got this 3 Victory Medals. I payed 40€ for them. it's my first strychnine in britishis medals so far. They are engraved: DM2-164135 PTE. C. W. PARKER. A.S.C. 204 GNR. A. G. DAVIES. R.A. 13-202 PTE. J. RICHARDSON. E.YORK.R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uffz. Rohleder Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 Could this be Privat J. Richardson ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Uffz. Charles W Parker (DM2-154135), I think you read the 5 as a 6, entitled to BWM and Victory Albert G Davies 204 and 291745 Royal Garrison Artillery, entitled to BWM and Victory James Richardson 13-202 E. Yorkshire Regiment and 60346 Northumberland Fusiliers 22d Battalion Tyneside Scottish (some records say 23rd battalion), Served in Egypt and presumably France and Flanders, entitled to 1914-15 Star BWM and Victory, He was a Prisoner of War and Died 24 October 1918 he is Buried in Cologne South Cemetery. So the last one makes it not a bad purchase for 40 euros Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uffz. Rohleder Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 Thank you very much Paul! In Cologne? Maybe next Year I make a photo of his tombstone with his medal. It's not that far to drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uffz. Rohleder Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 Here the engraving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Here are the full details for James Richardson Rank: Private Service No: 60346 Date of Death: 24/10/1918 Regiment/Service: Northumberland Fusiliers 22nd (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Grave Reference: IX. G. 18. Cemetery: COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uffz. Rohleder Posted November 18, 2016 Author Share Posted November 18, 2016 (edited) Thanks again Paul. Now I will make a display for James. Is there any chance to find out the date of him becoming PoW? Would his 1914-15 Star and the war medal also engraved? Is it possible to buy unnamed medals as filler ? Edited November 18, 2016 by Uffz. Rohleder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Both his 14-15 Star and War Medal would be officially named. One can get erased or renamed medals for very little money (although a War medal will cost about 20 euros purely because of the silver it contains). It is possible that the Red Cross may have details of him on their site re his status as Prisoner of War. Given the date of death very likely he died of Influenza. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 You did ok for 40 euros having a POW included. I hope these links to the ICRC work: http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Details/94789/3/2/ and http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/List/94789/1872/37641/ It's PA37641 you need. He was captured unwounded in Armentieres 11/4/18, a look at the war diary will help with any research. There will also be a memorial plaque out there somewhere but even though there are no doubt several to men with the same name, it won't make it any easier to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uffz. Rohleder Posted November 19, 2016 Author Share Posted November 19, 2016 Wow thank you Tony . I tried the site to but wasn't able to make a research due connection problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Excellent, all you need now is to find which camp he was imprisoned in and cause of death. A real bargain for 40 euros, one decent victory out of three is good going, maybe beginners luck. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uffz. Rohleder Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 Haha yes it was real beginners luck. I sold the other two Victory Medals for 30€. So technically I got this one for 10€. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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