Title: WW1 medal returned Post by: Big Chris on June 23, 2016, 11:04:04 AM http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-36597103 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-36597103) and the BBC are showing it tonight on wales today
Title: Re: WW1 medal returned Post by: Dungbeetle on June 23, 2016, 11:09:19 AM I read that earlier on, great result and good publicity for the hobby..
Title: Re: WW1 medal returned Post by: hotmill on June 23, 2016, 02:31:31 PM Nice story.
Title: Re: WW1 medal returned Post by: wagis on June 23, 2016, 07:50:29 PM Yes it's great to see a find like that get the right publicity
Title: Re: WW1 medal returned Post by: dingdong on June 23, 2016, 07:58:52 PM Well done to the very thoughtful detectorist ,what true diligence a tenacity of purpose..... BRILLIANT STORY and yet another feather in the cap for metal detectorist's everywhere👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏.......👍
Title: Re: WW1 medal returned Post by: Big Chris on June 23, 2016, 09:07:47 PM Thxs guys it was a lovely experience meeting the family
Title: Re: WW1 medal returned Post by: probono on June 24, 2016, 09:08:14 AM I'm glad you found the descendants. It's a great story. You do wonder how it ended up in Porthcawl.
It gives me hope that I might one day find the people who left behind two WW1 in Rhiwbina. Title: Re: WW1 medal returned Post by: Big Chris on June 24, 2016, 07:55:35 PM I could send u the email address of the researcher hes a great guy
Title: Re: WW1 medal returned Post by: probono on June 27, 2016, 09:18:17 AM I could send u the email address of the researcher hes a great guy That would be good, if you could, thanks Title: Re: WW1 medal returned Post by: risca_boy on June 27, 2016, 06:02:35 PM Hi
I can try and help if you want. Can you send me the name on the side of the medals with the regiment and number. If one of them is a star the details are on the back. Steve Title: Re: WW1 medal returned Post by: probono on June 28, 2016, 09:59:52 PM Hi I can try and help if you want. Can you send me the name on the side of the medals with the regiment and number. If one of them is a star the details are on the back. Steve The name on them is Robert O Winspear - one is the standard silver 1914-18 silver man on a horse, the other a bronze 1914-18 mercantile marine medal. No numbers on either of them. Title: Re: WW1 medal returned Post by: risca_boy on June 28, 2016, 11:52:37 PM I think I've found him and it looks hopeful that his grandaughter is still in Cardiff. I'll do some more digging tomorrow and let you know.
Title: Re: WW1 medal returned Post by: probono on June 29, 2016, 12:43:23 PM I think I've found him and it looks hopeful that his grandaughter is still in Cardiff. I'll do some more digging tomorrow and let you know. Thanks - please let me know :) I live in Cardiff myself. Title: Re: WW1 medal returned Post by: risca_boy on July 25, 2016, 10:50:43 AM Thanks to probono Robert's daughter and granddaughter have been reunited with his Mercantile Marine and British War medals. I also managed to find a bit about his service recordsand, photos and where he went to school and lived etc. which has been passed on
Title: Re: WW1 medal returned Post by: probono on July 26, 2016, 09:17:12 AM I'd just like to thank risca-boy for the effort he put in to finding the family concerned - it was his efforts rather than mine that reunited the medals with their proper family.
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