Sue Preece - My dad, George Nossiter BEM, RIP-always wore his poppy with pride, would have been at the service at the War Memorial today x
PAM SPENCER I know these were passed onto my husband some years ago by my stepfather and he didn't elaborate as to what they were!
Information supplied by Pete Close They were affectionately known as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred after cartoon characters in the Daily Mirror from 1919 to 1956.. They were issued to every soldier who served between 1914 and 1919. The 1914-18 star was issued to the first wave of the BEF, Britains regulars and early volunteers. The 1914-1918 star was issued to everyone else. The 1914-15 star is therefore much rarer. The British war medal was struck from solid silver and around 6 million were issued. Troops from India and labourers from China and other places were also issued with the war medal, but made from brass. As there were only around 110000 of these, they are rarer and more valuable than the silver version
Jim and Ann Robson, Mr John 'Jack' Waters a worthy recipient of the above medals, although he survived a sinking near Iceland and lived a full life unfortunately he left us before his daughter got these medals.
'Arctic star' and 'Arctic emblem' with respect to Ann's father Mr Jack Waters.
Helen Guerin Butler
Frederick Guerin Born 1882-1955
Served in Italy with Royal Engineers
Never forgotten
Served in Italy with Royal Engineers
Never forgotten
My Dad's (Don Guerin) medals & tags now handed down to his grandson Andrew Butler mam was also in the land army RIP
Jonathan Picknett added 9th November 2014
My Grandfather's ww2 medals and mine to hand down to my son. He was in the 51st Highland Division.My grandfather was John Harland he died in June 1987. I was a Petty Officer (Royal Fleet Auxiliary
JIM LINDRIDGE added 11th November 2014This is a photo of my Grandfather William Herbert Lindridge WW1 (seated) alongside Charles (his brother) and Francis Nelson Lindridge (my Dad's cousin). They all served in the Durham Light Infantry. In Sept 2014 - the regiment was honoured with the Freedom of the Borough of Hartlepool. Does anyone else have relatives linked to the Durham Light Infantry?!
Added by Norman Carless, Cpl John William Bolton was my great uncle. Killed in a mine explosion on 30 July 1916. He's buried in Cambrin CWG. http://www.newmp.org.uk/article.php?categoryid=99... The North East War Memorials Project is worth a look if you haven't already seen it.North East War Memorials Project - Every Name A Story ContentNorth East War Memorials Project - Every Name A Story...newmp.org.uk|By North East War Memorials
Added by Graeme Cadas
Irene Gilhespy My dad was in the D.L.I in ww 2 Stanley Hill
Added by Sid Hudson on 13th November 2014,my uncle Bob Addison DLI, killed in action 4th August 1916.
Colin Allison, added 13th November 2014, Colin Race Aspinall, my maternal grandad, who served with the DLI. He worked for Camerons and signed up in West Hartlepool in 1915. Before the war, he was a drayman with Camerons and after the war, he worked in their whiskey bond in Bishop Auckland. The elegant lady sat next to him is his sister Elsie.
Town member and photographer Frank Reid, leaving from this mornings service
November 11th 2014
added by Alan Welford
