MEDALS norfolk r.artillery

[54Bty]

Originally Posted by norfolk regt man

wow

Did the form print out?

Marc

[norfolk regt man]

Originally Posted by 54Bty

Did the form print out?

Marc

Hi Marc, yes it did , thankyou very much

[Nozzer]

Originally Posted by Sonofacqms

my Father-in -Law told me that they were told if they had the Territorial medal it was instead of the Defence medal.

My Paternal Grandfather served with the 1st Hertfodshire Regiment. He received both the Defence Medal and the Territorial Medal.

[Gurkha]

I think on liberation from the PoW camps in the FE, they were all interviewed and a record made for war crime purposes.. As far as I am aware these are avaialble at the National archives.

Sounds a nice group. As you are proberly aware the memorial chapel to those who died on the death railway is in the RC church at Wymondham.

regards

Steve

[Sonofacqms]

Well, I have known several FEPOWS mainly from the Cambridgeshire Regt and none had a Defence medal on their bars, some had just the 39-45 Star, Pacific Star and War medal if they had not been Territorials pre war.

I may be proved wrong but they were adamant that they were not entitled to the Defence medal, sadly most of these men are not with us anymore to ask.

Rob

[Sonofacqms]

Originally Posted by Nozzer

My Paternal Grandfather served with the 1st Hertfodshire Regiment. He received both the Defence Medal and the Territorial Medal.

Andy, as far as I'm aware the 1st Btn Hertfordshire were not included in the 18th Division order of battle, was your paternal Grandfather a FEPOW?

Rob

[Nozzer]

Originally Posted by Sonofacqms

Andy, as far as I'm aware the 1st Btn Hertfordshire were not included in the 18th Division order of battle, was your paternal Grandfather a FEPOW?

Rob

No, If he went through Italy and Palestine he WOULD NOT have been a FEPOW (unless he got lost, that is!!) You said that you didn't get the Defence medal if you got the Territorial medal. The Defence medal and the Territorial medal are two completely different medals. One is a campaign medal and one is a Long service medal.

I would recommend the "Medal Yearbook" published by Token Publishing. It is published every year and has all the information on the various medals. I have a large collection of this publication, going back several years.....

I am very sorry if I have caused any confusion, I will not bother again.

[Sonofacqms]

Andy,

I think I may have been the cause of confusion, the men who apparently got the Territorial medal and not the Defence were the FEPOWS as far as I can make out.

Yes, other servicemen got both.

Rob

[Hoot]

1st.Hertfords remained in the UK on coastal defence duties until March 1943 so they qualified for the defence medal.

[Nozzer]

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