Hi Mike. Here is the information. My mums dad first. nan is the Lurline mentioned. The second one is nans second husband... How do you tell who's medals are who's??? Thanks Karen ps I am sure that there is another site that has more info on it or this one has changed, as previously it had his death details as well?? Title PELLING ALFRED CHARLES JAMES : Service Number - QX6872 : Date of birth - 15 Jul 1916 : Place of birth - BRISBANE QLD : Place of enlistment - KELVIN GROVE QLD : Next of Kin - PELLING LURLINE Series number B883 Control symbol QX6872 Contents date range 1940 - 1947 Access status Not yet examined Location Canberra Barcode no 4826548 In Memory of ALFRED CHARLES JAMES PELLING Private QX6872 A.I.F. 2/24 Bn., Australian Infantry who died on Saturday, 9th October 1943. Age 27. Additional Information: Son of Charles James Pelling and Alethea Jane Pelling; husband of Lurline Ethel Pelling, of Bowen Hills, Queensland. Father of 9 week old Dianne Margaret Pelling. Record 1 to 2 of 2 Title CURTAIN LEO THOMAS : Service Number - QX17022 : Date of birth - 16 Apr 1902 : Place of birth - ORBOST VIC : Place of enlistment - KELVIN GROVE QLD : Next of Kin - CURTAIN MICHAEL Series number B883 Control symbol QX17022 Contents date range 1940 - 1947 Access status Not yet examined Location Canberra Barcode no 4491805 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> To: <AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 8:29 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-MIL] Medals > 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 > > > > > ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== > Please support RootsWeb who make this list possible > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >

People, A C J Pelling is listed in the Roll of Honour, 2/24 Btn, Killed in Action or died of wounds. In Major Bob Serle's history of the battalion, on 9 October 1943, 2/24th were mopping up after the battle for Lae. Of course, Pvt Pelling may have been wounded long before then, and there is no indication that he served in North Africa. However, the bottom line is that any medals held by the family which are attributable to him will have his name and service number inscribed on the rim (in the case of medals) or the back (in the case of stars). Regards David Grierson Karen and Lee wrote: >Hi Mike. >Here is the information. >My mums dad first. nan is the Lurline mentioned. >The second one is nans second husband... How do you tell who's medals are >who's??? >Thanks Karen >ps I am sure that there is another site that has more info on it or this >one has changed, as previously it had his death details as well?? > >Title >PELLING ALFRED CHARLES JAMES : Service Number - QX6872 : Date of birth - 15 >Jul 1916 : Place of birth - BRISBANE QLD : Place of enlistment - KELVIN >GROVE QLD : Next of Kin - PELLING LURLINE >Series number >B883 Control symbol >QX6872 Contents date range >1940 - 1947 > >Access status >Not yet examined Location >Canberra Barcode no >4826548 In Memory of >ALFRED CHARLES JAMES PELLING >Private >QX6872 >A.I.F. 2/24 Bn., Australian Infantry >who died on >Saturday, 9th October 1943. Age 27. >Additional Information: Son of Charles James Pelling and Alethea Jane >Pelling; husband of Lurline Ethel Pelling, of Bowen Hills, Queensland. >Father of 9 week old Dianne Margaret Pelling. > > > > >Record 1 to 2 of 2 >Title >CURTAIN LEO THOMAS : Service Number - QX17022 : Date of birth - 16 Apr 1902 >: Place of birth - ORBOST VIC : Place of enlistment - KELVIN GROVE QLD : >Next of Kin - CURTAIN MICHAEL >Series number >B883 Control symbol >QX17022 Contents date range >1940 - 1947 > >Access status >Not yet examined Location >Canberra Barcode no >4491805 > >