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    WILKINSONBRENDA
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    Hi Tom, sorry to be a pain, but which arm would these have been worn?

    Thanks again
    Brenda

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    TomBen
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    Hi Brenda,

    They were worn on both sleeves.

    Replica medals are available for purchase through FWR if you are interested:

    https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/medals

    Depending on what happened to your fathers medals you may be able to have brand new ones made up by the MoD but this is only in certain circumstances:

    https://www.gov.uk/the-ministry-of-d...acement-medals

    Kind Regards,

    Tom

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    WILKINSONBRENDA
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    Hi Tom,

    Thanks again, you have been so helpful to me. I'm afraid I don't know what happened to Dad's medals, that's why I have got them from else where. My Dad also had a stick, cane, (sorry don't know what its called) with a silver top and small silver tip, presented to him for "Best dressed Soldier on Parade", if I remember right.

    My word, its times like these that I wished I had of asked, more questions, like a lot of us, I suppose.

    Thanks Tom you are a star.

    Brenda

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    TomBen
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    No problem at all Brenda!

    That stick your father was given sounds a lot like a Pace stick that a Warrant Officer might have? That might have been the entire point, "best dressed on the parade gets a commemorative pace stick" sort of thing.

    I wish I had the chance to ask my Grandparents and Great-Parents more. Unfortunately they died when I was very young so i never really got the chance. Fortunately my Nan who worked in a munitions factory and Aircraft Factory during the Second World War had plenty of stories to tell. Sadly she's now gone too.

    But If I and Brit-Gen and Forces War Records can help un-ravel some stories we will!

    Kindest Regards,

    Tom

    P.S. Get outside and enjoy some of this lovely sunshine!

  5. #15
    WILKINSONBRENDA
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    Hi Tom, Just found a similar stick, its called a "Swagger Stick", thank you soooo much for your help and everyone else too.

    Kind regards
    Brenda

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