Hey all:
For the past 2 months or so, I have been trying to find out as much as I could about a great uncle, L/Sgt David Hampton, who died in the service of his country in 1918, two long months before the Armistice.
Today, I recieved a letter from the Canadian Department of Veteran Affairs informing me of the medals that he was awarded because of his service.
L/Sgt David Hampton is the recipient of the Military Medal, British War Medal, the Victory Medal, and the GRV Memorial Cross.
This is a victory for me
Now, I have to try and track down any of his surviving family members to see if they have the medals [-o<
Just wanted to share.
Brian
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Great news so glad you got such positive news.
Hope your search for surviving members goes well.
Hope your search for surviving members goes well.
Researching:SCOTT,Taylor,Young,VEITCH LINLEY,MIDLOTHIAN
WADDELL,ROSS,TORRANCE,GOVAN/DALMUIR/Clackmanannshire
CARR/LEITCH-Scotland,Ireland(County Donegal)
LINLEY/VEITCH-SASK.Canada
ALSO BROWN,MCKIMMIE,MCDOWALL,FRASER.
Greer/Grier,Jenkins/Jankins
WADDELL,ROSS,TORRANCE,GOVAN/DALMUIR/Clackmanannshire
CARR/LEITCH-Scotland,Ireland(County Donegal)
LINLEY/VEITCH-SASK.Canada
ALSO BROWN,MCKIMMIE,MCDOWALL,FRASER.
Greer/Grier,Jenkins/Jankins
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That's great, Brian. It gives such a boost to our research when we get information like this from time to time.
Good luck.
Rae
Good luck.
Rae
Names of interest: Perthshire- Taylor, McDonald, McRaw, Gould; Caithness- Cormack, Campbell, Sutherland; Berwickshire- Darling, Johnson, Whitlie, Forrest/Forrester/Foster, Barns/Barnes,Buglass/Bookless; Wilson, Thorburn, Cowe, Laing, Rae, Colven, Collin,