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Member Since: February 2010 Posts: 446 Send Message	MarysRoots	Report	17 Nov 2013 21:48
	Is there a way to find out if a member of the family had any war medals A member of the family died in action in1944 and the family always thought he had war medal/s but never saw any It would be nice to find out if he did Regards
	Researching: Hyde,Fullwood,HarveyMillington Areas Bilston,Sedgley.Tipton Staffordshire
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 12,081 Send Message	Andrew	Report	17 Nov 2013 23:28
	Ancestry have UK, Military Campaign Medal and Award Rolls, 1793-1949 If you care to give a name, will take a look. Andy
Member Since: January 2008 Posts: 2,697 Send Message	Andysmum	Report	18 Nov 2013 22:44
	He would almost certainly have been entitled to campaign medals, but I think (no doubt someone will correct me if I'm wrong) that you had to apply for them. I think I read recently that people are still being sent medals won by relatives during WW2. If he was killed in action it is possible that the medals were never presented.