Your Grandfather would have been eligable for the standard campaign medals (at least four medals I think), the nominal roll will tell you if he was awarded any extra medals for bravery and such. Sorry to be short on info but I am sure the other listers will have more detailed knowledge to share with you. Regards Davin Evans >From: "Karen and Lee" <leeren1@bigpond.com> >Reply-To: AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com >To: AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [AUS-MIL] Medals >Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 19:40:45 +1000 > >Hi All, >Is anyone able to tell me if my Grandfather had any medals, his name is >Alfred Charles James Pelling he was a private and fought and died in ww2 >and >is burried in Bomona War Cemetery, Port Morseby, Papua New Guniea. >He only had one child, my mum, she was born a couple of months before his >death, though a good thing is he did get leave and did get to hold his >daughter on the day of her birth before he was shipped back., Nan tells me >this is something that wasn't done in those days, but she was happy they >made exceptions for him. >Nan showed me a letter that he had sent her a couple of days before he >died. >Dated 30/09/1943, Jim asked for things like vegemite & soap .Its a lovely >letter and I can understand why nan has had it hidden in a shoe box under >her bed for more then 60 years. >Unfortunately Jim (my Grand dad) was one of those people that may be alive >today had things not been as gung ho as they were in the war days, but >thats >the way it goes. >Thanks Karen > > > >==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== >AUS-MILITARY is set so that, by default, replies go to the list. Please >check your replies before sending, to make sure that is what you know is >happening. > _________________________________________________________________ Make your dream car a reality http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fcarpoint%2Eninemsn%2Ecom%2Eau&_t=12345&_r=emailtagline&_m=EXT

Thanks Davin, Nan married again a few years later, her second husband Leo Curtain, Uncle Mikes father died from wounds from the war, uncle Mike holds all the medals and would gladly give mum her dads but he doesn't know who's is who's,. is there any way of telling?. Just for the record nan never married again and is the best nan anyone could ever hope for she is 91 now. Thanks Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "davin evans" <davinevans@msn.com> To: <AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 8:01 PM Subject: RE: [AUS-MIL] Medals > Your Grandfather would have been eligable for the standard campaign medals > (at least four medals I think), the nominal roll will tell you if he was > awarded any extra medals for bravery and such. Sorry to be short on info but > I am sure the other listers will have more detailed knowledge to share with > you. > > Regards > Davin Evans > > > >From: "Karen and Lee" <leeren1@bigpond.com> > >Reply-To: AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com > >To: AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [AUS-MIL] Medals > >Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 19:40:45 +1000 > > > >Hi All, > >Is anyone able to tell me if my Grandfather had any medals, his name is > >Alfred Charles James Pelling he was a private and fought and died in ww2 > >and > >is burried in Bomona War Cemetery, Port Morseby, Papua New Guniea. > >He only had one child, my mum, she was born a couple of months before his > >death, though a good thing is he did get leave and did get to hold his > >daughter on the day of her birth before he was shipped back., Nan tells me > >this is something that wasn't done in those days, but she was happy they > >made exceptions for him. > >Nan showed me a letter that he had sent her a couple of days before he > >died. > >Dated 30/09/1943, Jim asked for things like vegemite & soap .Its a lovely > >letter and I can understand why nan has had it hidden in a shoe box under > >her bed for more then 60 years. > >Unfortunately Jim (my Grand dad) was one of those people that may be alive > >today had things not been as gung ho as they were in the war days, but > >thats > >the way it goes. > >Thanks Karen > > > > > > > >==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== > >AUS-MILITARY is set so that, by default, replies go to the list. Please > >check your replies before sending, to make sure that is what you know is > >happening. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Make your dream car a reality > http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fcarpoint%2Eninemsn%2Ecom%2Eau&_t=12345&_r=emailtagline&_m=EXT > > > ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== > RAAF Museum > http://www.raafmuseum.com.au/ > >

Karen Does your Nan know which unit he was with. For example if he was with the 6th, 7th or 9th Divisions in North Africa that would be one star plus the WWII star. As he was killed in PNG he would also have the Pacific Star. He could have been with conscripts that went to PNG, so they would have been with other Divisions. If he is buried in Port Moresby, I can only assume he was killed in the Buna and Gona campaigns and brought back to Port Moresby. So what your Nan can tell you where he was will help your to sort out which are his medals. Mike Boyd Brisbane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen and Lee" <leeren1@bigpond.com> To: <AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 7:58 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-MIL] Medals > Thanks Davin, > Nan married again a few years later, her second husband Leo Curtain, Uncle > Mikes father died from wounds from the war, uncle Mike holds all the > medals > and would gladly give mum her dads but he doesn't know who's is who's,. is > there any way of telling?. Just for the record nan never married again and > is the best nan anyone could ever hope for she is 91 now. > Thanks Karen >

I have heard of people reffering to their medals being named to the person they were issued to. I don't know if they actualy have a name on the edge or perhaps the persons service number? Cheers Davin >From: "Karen and Lee" <leeren1@bigpond.com> >Reply-To: AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com >To: AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [AUS-MIL] Medals >Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 19:58:36 +1000 > >Thanks Davin, >Nan married again a few years later, her second husband Leo Curtain, Uncle >Mikes father died from wounds from the war, uncle Mike holds all the medals >and would gladly give mum her dads but he doesn't know who's is who's,. is >there any way of telling?. Just for the record nan never married again and >is the best nan anyone could ever hope for she is 91 now. >Thanks Karen > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "davin evans" <davinevans@msn.com> >To: <AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 8:01 PM >Subject: RE: [AUS-MIL] Medals > > > > Your Grandfather would have been eligable for the standard campaign >medals > > (at least four medals I think), the nominal roll will tell you if he was > > awarded any extra medals for bravery and such. Sorry to be short on info >but > > I am sure the other listers will have more detailed knowledge to share >with > > you. > > > > Regards > > Davin Evans > > > > > > >From: "Karen and Lee" <leeren1@bigpond.com> > > >Reply-To: AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com > > >To: AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com > > >Subject: [AUS-MIL] Medals > > >Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 19:40:45 +1000 > > > > > >Hi All, > > >Is anyone able to tell me if my Grandfather had any medals, his name is > > >Alfred Charles James Pelling he was a private and fought and died in >ww2 > > >and > > >is burried in Bomona War Cemetery, Port Morseby, Papua New Guniea. > > >He only had one child, my mum, she was born a couple of months before >his > > >death, though a good thing is he did get leave and did get to hold his > > >daughter on the day of her birth before he was shipped back., Nan tells >me > > >this is something that wasn't done in those days, but she was happy >they > > >made exceptions for him. > > >Nan showed me a letter that he had sent her a couple of days before he > > >died. > > >Dated 30/09/1943, Jim asked for things like vegemite & soap .Its a >lovely > > >letter and I can understand why nan has had it hidden in a shoe box >under > > >her bed for more then 60 years. > > >Unfortunately Jim (my Grand dad) was one of those people that may be >alive > > >today had things not been as gung ho as they were in the war days, but > > >thats > > >the way it goes. > > >Thanks Karen > > > > > > > > > > > >==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== > > >AUS-MILITARY is set so that, by default, replies go to the list. Please > > >check your replies before sending, to make sure that is what you know >is > > >happening. > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Make your dream car a reality > > >http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fcarpoint%2Eninemsn%2Ecom%2Eau&_t=12345&_r=emailtagline&_m=EXT > > > > > > ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== > > RAAF Museum > > http://www.raafmuseum.com.au/ > > > > > > > >==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== >AUS-MILITARY is set so that, by default, replies go to the list. Please >check your replies before sending, to make sure that is what you know is >happening. > _________________________________________________________________ Search for local singles online @ Lavalife - Click here http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Flavalife9%2Eninemsn%2Ecom%2Eau%2Fclickthru%2Fclickthru%2Eact%3Fid%3Dninemsn%26context%3Dan99%26locale%3Den%5FAU%26a%3D21550&_t=21550&_r=endtext&_m=EXT

I have certainly seen some medals with a name on the rim but I cant remember if they were dads WW2 or his uncles Boar war medals. Elizabeth -----Original Message----- From: davin evans [mailto:davinevans@msn.com] Sent: Tuesday, 28 March 2006 9:34 PM To: AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUS-MIL] Medals I have heard of people reffering to their medals being named to the person they were issued to. I don't know if they actualy have a name on the edge or perhaps the persons service number? Cheers Davin >From: "Karen and Lee" <leeren1@bigpond.com> >Reply-To: AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com >To: AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [AUS-MIL] Medals >Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 19:58:36 +1000 > >Thanks Davin, >Nan married again a few years later, her second husband Leo Curtain, Uncle >Mikes father died from wounds from the war, uncle Mike holds all the medals >and would gladly give mum her dads but he doesn't know who's is who's,. is >there any way of telling?. Just for the record nan never married again and >is the best nan anyone could ever hope for she is 91 now. >Thanks Karen > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "davin evans" <davinevans@msn.com> >To: <AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 8:01 PM >Subject: RE: [AUS-MIL] Medals > > > > Your Grandfather would have been eligable for the standard campaign >medals > > (at least four medals I think), the nominal roll will tell you if he was > > awarded any extra medals for bravery and such. Sorry to be short on info >but > > I am sure the other listers will have more detailed knowledge to share >with > > you. > > > > Regards > > Davin Evans > > > > > > >From: "Karen and Lee" <leeren1@bigpond.com> > > >Reply-To: AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com > > >To: AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com > > >Subject: [AUS-MIL] Medals > > >Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 19:40:45 +1000 > > > > > >Hi All, > > >Is anyone able to tell me if my Grandfather had any medals, his name is > > >Alfred Charles James Pelling he was a private and fought and died in >ww2 > > >and > > >is burried in Bomona War Cemetery, Port Morseby, Papua New Guniea. > > >He only had one child, my mum, she was born a couple of months before >his > > >death, though a good thing is he did get leave and did get to hold his > > >daughter on the day of her birth before he was shipped back., Nan tells >me > > >this is something that wasn't done in those days, but she was happy >they > > >made exceptions for him. > > >Nan showed me a letter that he had sent her a couple of days before he > > >died. > > >Dated 30/09/1943, Jim asked for things like vegemite & soap .Its a >lovely > > >letter and I can understand why nan has had it hidden in a shoe box >under > > >her bed for more then 60 years. > > >Unfortunately Jim (my Grand dad) was one of those people that may be >alive > > >today had things not been as gung ho as they were in the war days, but > > >thats > > >the way it goes. > > >Thanks Karen > > > > > > > > > > > >==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== > > >AUS-MILITARY is set so that, by default, replies go to the list. Please > > >check your replies before sending, to make sure that is what you know >is > > >happening. > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Make your dream car a reality > > >http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fcarpoint%2Eninemsn%2Ecom%2E au&_t=12345&_r=emailtagline&_m=EXT > > > > > > ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== > > RAAF Museum > > http://www.raafmuseum.com.au/ > > > > > > > >==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== >AUS-MILITARY is set so that, by default, replies go to the list. Please >check your replies before sending, to make sure that is what you know is >happening. > _________________________________________________________________ Search for local singles online @ Lavalife - Click here http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Flavalife9%2Eninemsn%2Ecom%2E au%2Fclickthru%2Fclickthru%2Eact%3Fid%3Dninemsn%26context%3Dan99%26locale%3D en%5FAU%26a%3D21550&_t=21550&_r=endtext&_m=EXT