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Medals and Mementoes - My Family
Here is status of my Townsley family’s military service records as at August 2009 -
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Relation
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Name
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Service
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Medals and documents
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Status
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Father
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William Townsley
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World War 2
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1939-45 Star, 1939-45 Medal, Defence Medal,
France & Germany Star
Served: Royal Artillery
Rank: Lance-Corporal |
OK
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Mother
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Margaret Townsley
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none
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Grandfather
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Walter Townsley
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World War 1
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 Examples only
Memorial Death Plaque, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served: West Riding Regiment
Regiment No: 24951
Rank: Private
Died: 11-Apr-1917 Roeux
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with cousin?
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Grandmother
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Emma Townsley
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none
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Grandfather
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Henry Sheeky
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World War 1
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unknown
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unknown
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Grandmother
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Edith Sheeky
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none
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Father-in-law
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Charles Shepherd
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World War 2
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?? medals
Served: Royal Navy
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with sister in law?
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Mother-in-law
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Elsie Shepherd
(as Strangeways)
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World War 2
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?? medals
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with sister in law?
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G’father-in-law
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Charles Shepherd
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World War 1
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Memorial Death Plaque, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served: West Yorkshire Regiment
Regiment No: 3430 / 306102
Rank: Private
Died: 25-Apr-1918 Ypres
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with sister in law?
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G’mother-in-law
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Annie Shepherd
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none
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G’father-in-law
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Ernest Strangeway
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World War 1
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British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served: 16 Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment
Regiment No: 38834
Rank: Private
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with aunt?
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G’mother-in-law
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Ruth Strangeway
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none
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others
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Sam Foster
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World War 1
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1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal ?
Served: Private, C Company, 11 Platoon, 2 / 4 Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Enlisted 4 Nov 1914, Normanton, demobilised 6 Jan 1919
Regiment No: 200872
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with sister in law?
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Robert Parker
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World War 1
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Memorial Death Plaque, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served: Duke of Wellington's Regiment from October 1916
Regiment No: 202954
Rank: Private
Died: 03-May-1917 Arras
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unknown
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As you can see - it’s a sorry picture! But pretty typical of most families with objects from the past that get stored in the loft and then forgotten. Hopefully the family can help but chances are some items will have now gone.
However if any medal collectors have any material relating to any of these names
then please get in touch via 
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