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From: "Grant Jones" <>
Subject: Re: [WW1] Issue of Commemorative Plaques
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 21:22:36 -0000


HI Tom,

What would have happened to the medals of the people who had died during
the war ?

Cheers

Grant
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Morgan <>
To: <>
Date: 05 November 2000 11:22
Subject: Re: [WW1] Issue of Commemorative Plaques


>In article <008b01c046a5$aa1dc600$>, wendy Linham
><> writes
>>Hello,
>>I'm afraid I have some more questions. Please could someone tell me if a
>>record exists regarding the issue of commemorative plaques to the families
>>of soldiers who died in WW1 (did everyone get one?) and also whether
medals
>>would have been issued at time of death?
>>Thankyou very much
>>Wendy
>>Keynsham
>>Nr Bath
>>
>Hello, Wendy,
>
>I'm not sure about the commemorative plaques, but I can tell you that
>the normal campaign medals were not issued until after the war had
>ended.
>
>Tom
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