War medal help please

ausjack · May 22, 2014, 07:54:26 AM

Hey team, just wondering if I can get a little help with some war medals please. A friend of mums got in contact with the ADF and she got a letter back saying that they couldn't help with lost war medals and the best thing for her to do would be to buy replacements so I looked on ebay for, one is War Medal 1939-45 and the other is Australia Service Medal 1939-45 so as she knows I'm into coins I was asked if I could look into it so here I am asking for a bit of help please, so where would be the best place to get them and could you either post a link here or PM me details please as I'd like to help if I can as I thought it was pretty slack of the ADF to just say look in the yellow pages but it's what I expect of the government and their lackeys of today so here's a copy of the letter, quite ashamed to say I was once one of them if this is how they are treating people as I thought they could have been a little more helpful or not quite so rude as to just say look it up in the yellow pages :dodgy: ARHHHHHHHHH

Nevol · May 22, 2014, 08:20:26 AM

Some years ago, one of my brothers managed to get replacement medals for my Dad's service in the VDC during WWII. The replacement medals were sent to the oldest surviving son/daughter at the time, which was one of my sisters, who is now also deceased.

Unfortunately, I know nothing about the process my brother had to go through to get the replacements, and he is also now deceased and once again, the medals are gone. They were supposed to be passed on to the next oldest surviving member of the family, which is another of my brothers.

I only tell this story to let you know that quite a few years prior to 2005, replacement medals were possible, so the Gov'ment policy has obviously changed since then.

ausjack · May 22, 2014, 08:56:42 AM

Thank you for sharing Nevol, it's ok mate someone will come along soon enough. So sorry to hear you lost yours as well

Fordprefect · May 22, 2014, 09:48:42 AM

Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='49766' dateline='1400714802'Thank you for sharing Nevol, it's ok mate someone will come along soon enough. So sorry to hear you lost yours as well

For Replica Replacements this mob is pretty good.
Heritage Medals
http://www.heritagemedals.com.au/

ausjack · May 22, 2014, 10:05:36 AM

Excellent, thank you so very much FP I'll forward the link on, very much appreciated mate :hi:

Bigfellani5 · May 22, 2014, 10:24:07 AM

I can supply and mount them. My medal mounter does excellent work.

ausjack · May 22, 2014, 12:07:28 PM

message sent, thank you :hi:

Goldseeker · May 22, 2014, 12:54:44 PM

Replacement medals can be got but the process can be lengthy.

The person claiming the medals but be a son/daughter/wife/spouse of the person who was given the medals initially.

Stat decs are required and an investigation will be initiated.

If replacement medals are issues, the regimental number of the person who the medals were given too will be prefixed "D" to show that are duplicate medals.

If these are lost then that is the end of the line.

Now, to commence the process, get in contact with the Defence Honours And Awards Office and take it from there. (This office has a website called Defence Honours and Awards).

ausjack · May 22, 2014, 12:59:39 PM

Wow info coming everywhere thank you very much I will pass on everything here, really appreciate all your help :hi:

Goldseeker · May 22, 2014, 12:59:43 PM

Quote from: 'Bigfellani5' pid='49779' dateline='1400720047'I can supply and mount them. My medal mounter does excellent work.

Interesting. Do you do Court Mounting?

Bigfellani5 · May 23, 2014, 02:30:27 PM

Sure do

runway · May 23, 2014, 11:06:12 PM

Interesting topic guys ... thanks for sharing

Goldseeker · May 24, 2014, 11:04:11 AM

It has me beat and please, I am not having a go at you Bigfellani.

I get really peed off when I attend ANZAC Day marches and I see people wearing medals that have "bought" and I don't mean "duplicates" of officially issued medals.

When you sell duplicate medals, do you ask the purchaser for what use are they going to use the medals for?

Then one has to look at the backyard medal manufacturers who sell FAKE/TIN medals for up to $180.00 per medal and one sees people wearing them to make them selves out to be veterans.

I would like to see legislation re the selling of medals to only those who are truly entitled to them or to registered Medal collectors.

trout · May 24, 2014, 02:55:55 PM

I have absolutely NO problem with people wearing their dead relieves meadals at the Anzac services in honour of them.
I DO however abhor people that wear medals they have NO right to.

purplepennyhunter · May 24, 2014, 03:50:59 PM

Second paragraph here, I didn't know that.