Quote Originally Posted by Roger Payneicon View Post
It's all very poignant. It never ceases to amaze me how some people let the family medals go; how great uncle Harry's service & gallantry means less to them than funding next year's holiday in Benidorm.....

I would give an awful lot to be able to own my grandfather's medals.
I'm lucky enough to be the temporary custodian of my Grandads Medals. AM2 Walter Booth. Enlisted with the Royal Naval Air Service, transferred to Royal Flying Corps and ultimately served with 64 Sqn Royal Air force until demobbed in late 1919.