Genealogy Chat

You get a campaign medal for active service. You usually do this for 6 months, but this can change tremendously. There is a medal you can get without active service. The LSGC (Long Service Good Conduct) medal. My Father received one.

There's a big campaign going on in the Portsmouth area to get a medal for the Arctic Veterans of WW2. Although they got a medal from the Russians for the vital work they did taking supplies to our then allies in horrendous conditions of extreme cold and danger they've never been recognised by our government with an Arctic Medal. This seems to be because the Russians stopped being allies at the end of the war. It seems a terrible injustice and the men involved must be gutted. My husband got an Atlantic Star, though we went through the war without, to his great frustration, ever seeing an angry shot fired!

thats terrible christine I would get on to them and ask for it maybe they minted some more

thanks Frederick for that info and thanks to Dennis for getting the medals out and Francis for the london gazette site will try them and thanks to Irene I thought I was right but not really sure I appreciate all advice given

They would get campaign medal if they were in any wars, granddad got two for the boar war one with Victoria and the other Edward her son. For other medals they had to had done something outstanding or for bravery. Irene

I have found records of medals awarded on the London Gazette Archives site. It`s worth a try. Frances

Hi Val. Apply to Army medals office, Government buildings, Worcester Droitwitch Spa WR98AU. For RAF. Building 248a room 6 RAF Innsworth Gloucester GL31EZ. RN Medals office Room 1068 centuion buildings Grange road Gosport Hants PO139XA. PS enquries only. Fred Cottle.

no Brenda I thought he may not have got one because he was always deserting . Thanks for your replies its just I was told that all servicemen got a medal just for being there

Valerie I'm trying not to giggle, because nobody would have done at the time, but you think he would get an official medal for deserting? Which war are you talking about? the medal cards are online for ww1 and merchant seamen in ww2, (both on documents online) but I don't where you find ww2 soldiers' medals.

medals are normaly awarded to service personel that have been on (active) service not just a soldier? in times of war.

hi Helen on the wargraves site and a couple of places and Brenda mine was always deserting maybe thats why

One of my grandfathers didn't. You have, I think, to serve in a theatre of war. He never left these shores.

Yes, I think so. Where have you looked? nell

I always thought that all people serving in the wars got a medal of sorts is that right because I can find no record of my fathers and others thanks