Can you be more geographically specific. Military medals for which country? England, Canada, US? Since Canada is part of the Commonwealth we may have answers for you on our website at Canada Veterans Affairs. Please see http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/collections/cmdp/mainmenu Click on the appropriate era: such as War Medals (1866-1918). Several medals are shown. Those who were in Egypt, South Africa, WWI, etc. The Terms, Bars, Description of the medal, photo of obverse and reverse side, mounting, lots of information. Enjoy! Lyn Lyn Meehan, Wild Rose Genealogy Western Canada's Family Historian 10323 -150 Street Edmonton, Alberta CANADA T5P 1P6 Ph/Fax: (780) 443-0540 Email: wildrosegenealogy@shaw.ca Website: www.lynmeehan.ca Professional Genealogist Library Reference Specialist ----- Original Message ----- From: ERIC JOHNSON <eric.johnson.wrg@btinternet.com> Date: Sunday, May 20, 2012 11:24 am Subject: [YORKSGEN] Miltary Medal To: "yorksgen@rootsweb.com" <yorksgen@rootsweb.com> > Does anyone know how to find out the details of why a Military > Medal was awarded? > I have a great uncle, Herbert Wentworth Beaumont, who one it > twice but no-one in the family knows why. > > Lorraine > ..... > Ancestors in Yorkshire? > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html;www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; > www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to YORKSGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >