366 MEME - Day 267 - Remembrance Weekend

[debris4spike]

Normally on the Saturday of Rememberance Weekend I watch The Festival of Rememberance, from The Albert Hall in London - a very moving event. However this year I was in hospital getting my eyes sorted out.

So, thought I would share a picture of these medals - they belong to me, and were my Great-Uncles and Grandfathers -

The upper one is The Victory Medal
The lower one is The War Medal
& other is Granddad's 1914 - 1915 Star

Comments

[mountainheather.livejournal.com]

Those are very cool pieces for remembrances. I bet you must be special to have them. :)

[debris4spike]

It is lovely t have them - especially as they were given to me by Granddad, and then Grandma gave me her brother's as well.

[kalinda001.livejournal.com]

Those are very interesting pieces. I've never seen them before. Great history for your family. Thanks for sharing them.

[debris4spike]

I love history and heritage - so I feel very honoured to have them

[cbtreks.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing those. The Victory Medal is interesting, both in the name ("Great War for Civilisation" - my American spellcheck hates that "s"!) and the dates. Why 1919?

[debris4spike]

My other Grandfather served in 1919 - during that year there was all the "dismantling" of Germany + the Flu epidemis. So soldiers who had not served for long were called for the extra year - and the medal included them.

[cbtreks.livejournal.com]

That's very interesting - I never knew that. My own grandfather turned 18 on Armistice Day so was never called up. (His two-years-older brother was in the Army during the war, I believe.)

[debris4spike]

My Dad's father was 18 in the April, so had not gone to France before November - thus he served his year (1919) in England

[jaded-jamie.livejournal.com]

They are awesome!

[debris4spike]

I love history and heritage - so I feel very honoured to have them