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Found this on the beach Sunday, Any help tracing the family, would be nice to return. Also found (I think) my first pilgrim badge of Thomas Becket. thanks for any help. :)

Picture not very clear, it reads- Presented by Hugh Caldwell, Blackwood, Mon.
Won by Clifford William Judd. Lewis School Pengam 1907 "Ni Ddychwel Doe" (Yesterday never returns)

Caldwell Hugh, mining engineer & land surveyor, Oak villa , Taken from  KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE 1901

Thanks Taff, :) Have you got any idea what the medal would be given for?

A super find well done

the school is still there Maxine is a comp now i think the school is in PENGAM by the lights below bargoed and near pengam rail station..........lovely find as well ;)

Read from page 106 on this pdf file.

http://www.caerphilly.org.uk/lewisschoolpengam/historyoflewisschool.html (http://www.caerphilly.org.uk/lewisschoolpengam/historyoflewisschool.html)

Did a quick census search on name
1901 shows a 11yr old in Brymawr
1911 shows 21 yr with full name in Aberystwyth so presumably same person.
Might give you a lead
Should have checked Rob's note first but it does tie in!

maxine well done really nice finds i think you need to try that area again.viv

Superb finds maxine. Believe it or not, Lewis Boys is my old school but I was there a few years after that, so I don't remember Clifford Judd personally  ;)

I agree with your ID on the pilgrim badge - dates 14th to 16th century, one of the best I've seen.

Thanks guys for all your help, much appreciated, :) I thought today that maybe there was a chance someone might have known of the Judd family in the area, would be nice to return to a relative, Thanks Pete for the ID of the pilgrim badge, had a shock when that popped up, :o Hi Viv went back there yesterday (Swansea bay) sand had moved  :( the bay changes every day and is so vast, its just luck on the day! :)

maxine i agree plenty of space there and when you think the number who are there nearly every day incredible,but if you walk over it you will find it,i have spent many an hour there,could luck next time.viv

hi maxine.
2 lovely find my love.welldone indeed.
ray.

Well done, both really nice finds ;)
Trys

Looks like Mr Judd studied Chemistry at Aberystwyth.

He wrote this paper with Thomas Campbell James who became Professor of Chemistry there.

The addition of negative radicles to Schiff's bases. Thomas Campbell James and Clifford William Judd.
J. Chem. Soc., Trans., 1914, 105, 1427 - 1436


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Thats a great lead Pete thanks :)

Another bit from here:

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl (http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl)

Clifford William Judd born in Crickhowell district (which included Brynmawr) December 1889.

Can't find anything else about him.

well done maxine on some lovely finds. and also to all who helped with the I.D and research history.....what a nice lot you guys are

What a wealth of knowledge there is on this site. Congrats to all of you who were
able to help Maxine in her search. Well found Maxine, STAN

Well done Maxine thats two really superb beach finds many congrats.....PaulB. 8)

thanks again everyone, On the slim chance of finding someone from the family, I will post and let you all know. :)

get off our beach.........
only joking you have done wll there luv.
i do like your medal it is a real interesting find.
i got a pilgrims badge from oxy of st anne
yours is a little better and very well preserved.
you must have worked hard locating a good area on the bay its so big

wowww   supurb finds Maxine,  well done you girl
Alan