Hi all. I'm asking for advice, but think it could be an impossible task.
My stepdad has a box of WW1 medals which belonged to his grandad and great-uncles. One of the medals is the size of a saucer and came with details of the soldiers death.
This week, my stepdad took the medals to a local antiques fair purely to get some information about them. Most of them were, as expected, identified as being his grandads.
However, the large medal and a couple of little medals belonged to a soldier in the Canadian army! My stepdad has absolutely no idea who this is person is and how he is connected to the family.
His family came from a tiny village in mid Sussex and only relocated 5 miles away.
I've looked up the soldier and found out that his name was Thomas Smith and he came from East Hamilton, Ontario.
What we'd like to know is how his medals and associated papers have ended up here in Sussex. I've attached the limited info that we have about Thomas.
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My stepdad has a box of WW1 medals which belonged to his grandad and great-uncles. One of the medals is the size of a saucer and came with details of the soldiers death.
This week, my stepdad took the medals to a local antiques fair purely to get some information about them. Most of them were, as expected, identified as being his grandads.
However, the large medal and a couple of little medals belonged to a soldier in the Canadian army! My stepdad has absolutely no idea who this is person is and how he is connected to the family.
His family came from a tiny village in mid Sussex and only relocated 5 miles away.
I've looked up the soldier and found out that his name was Thomas Smith and he came from East Hamilton, Ontario.
What we'd like to know is how his medals and associated papers have ended up here in Sussex. I've attached the limited info that we have about Thomas.
IMG_0100.jpgIMG_0109.jpgIMG_0108.jpg
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