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Roxy Moderator - Morayshire
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 510 Location: Elgin, Moray
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:54 pm Post subject: New Queen's Award for Forces Dead |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8128582.stm
Roxy _________________ Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos.
Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan. |
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kinnethmont
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1649 Location: Aberdeenshire
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:34 pm Post subject: Memorial Cross |
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A great idea.
The medal is not unlike the Canadian Memorial ( or Silver ) Cross which has been presented to the mother or widow of Canadian service personnel who died in service, or of service related causes, since WW1
The Cross relating to the current Monarch can be seen here
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/cmdp/mainmenu/group09/mceiir _________________ Jim
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
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