Hi Louise I recently went down a path with my grandfather, similar to yours, but I did have his regiment etc. The main point I am e-mailing you to tell you is that, like your situation, the medals had gone missing over the years. I found out what medals and clasps he was entitled, got onto Ebay, and was able to duplictae the medals. I now have a display of 5 excellent medals and ribbons in a frame with a photo of the old bloke in his Boer War uniform. If you are interested in duplicating the medals get back to me and I will put you on the right track. I am in Australia but got them from the UK and it was well worth the trouble. About 12 pounds your money I think. Regards Bob
I also would like to know how you did this as my grandfather who fought was in the Boer War and is entitiled to medal(s) and I would be interested in obtaining them. I have his war records. Thank-you Margaret Mitchell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Jones" <bevnbob@dodo.com.au> To: <BOER-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 9:55 PM Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] help > Hi Louise > I recently went down a path with my grandfather, similar to yours, but I > did have his regiment etc. The main point I am e-mailing you to tell you > is that, like your situation, the medals had gone missing over the years. > I found out what medals and clasps he was entitled, got onto Ebay, and was > able to duplictae the medals. I now have a display of 5 excellent medals > and ribbons in a frame with a photo of the old bloke in his Boer War > uniform. If you are interested in duplicating the medals get back to me > and I will put you on the right track. I am in Australia but got them > from the UK and it was well worth the trouble. About 12 pounds your > money I think. > Regards > Bob > > ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== > List Admin Message > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >