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Richard Saint died 23.4.1915 France

Richard Saint died 23.4.1915 France

Posted: 22 Jun 2015 6:52PM GMT
Classification: Query
I am trying to find Richard's war medals. I think they were sent to his parents who lived in Tollhurst Street Brockley S.E. London. He served with the Royal West Kents. The medals were Mons Star, 1914 Star, Victory medal and another (can't remember).
Have tried the regimental museum but no luck.

Margaret Winstanley66

Re: Richard Saint died 23.4.1915 France

Posted: 22 Jun 2015 10:14PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 22 Jun 2015 10:18PM GMT
Private Richard Saint S/8956 1st battalion Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/921224/SAINT,%20R...

The Mons Star is the unofficial nickname of the 1914 star. He also received the British War Medal and the British Victory medal aka the Inter Allied Victory Medal.

They would have been mailed to his next of kin and the surviving paperwork shows that they were received by his father at number 4 Tolhurst Street, Brockley, London.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1914_Star

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_War_Medal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Medal_(United_Kingdom)

Sometimes medals were pawned or sold because of financial need, otherwise they qould usually be eventually bequeathed to the next surviving male family member, or if there were no males, to a female member.

Medals would often be melted down for their scrap value, there was a huge rise in the price of silver in the 1970's and a lot of British War Medals, which contain an ounce of silver, were melted down at that time for their bullion value.

They do sometimes turn up though on medal dealing sites, and all three medals will be inscribed with his name, rank, unit, and service number.
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