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22/10/2026

Well, I've been back at the workbench for a few days now trying to catch up after my trip to Belgium and it is busy to say the least.

I wanted to show a common problem with the medal brooch bars that a lot of people have, especially if you have 6 or more medals. I have shown this before on a post but I have been using it for a while now and it really works.

The pin on a 6 space brooch bar is not the strongest and over time it only ever gets weaker, please see the before pictures below. I supply a small section of stainless steel tube that goes over the pin when you are wearing the medals on a jacket and this stops the pin from bending and increases the security of your medals.

We've all seen pictures on social media of lost medals after a Remembrance parade and it is commonly down to the pin giving way (sometimes it's 🍻 related).

The tubes are supplied at £3 each and can be added to the total payment if required.

This fantastic group of medals came in for a remount and strengthening tube, it was an honour to work on these medals.

ACC attached to the Welsh Guards during the Falklands War. 💪 🏅

13/10/2026

The main reason I am currently over in Belgium is because today I attended a burial service for a WW1 soldier that lived locally to me. As a tour guide for the CWGC I talk about the 5th Batt Yorkshire Regiment and the battle in which Claude was killed. His name has been on the Menin Gate for over 110 years. He is no longer missing, he is here.
A truly humbling and emotional experience, I feel privileged to have spoken to his family and I will never forget it. RIP L/Cpl Claude Dell.

Today at 2pm LCpl Claude Stanley Dell was buried at Poelcapelle British Cemetery.

Claude was born on 23 November 1889 in London, the fourth of five brothers. By 1911 the family had moved north to Scarborough where the brothers were locally acclaimed as excellent swimmers. Several of them were working in the grocery trade, and several were also members of the local territorial army branch.

At the outbreak of war in 1914 Claude and his two closest brothers - Charles and Guy - joined the 5th Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment which was formed from the Scarborough territorials. They spent some months training intensively, and on 17 April 1915 they departed from Newcastle bound for the Western Front. They arrived on the Ypres Salient on 23 April and immediately found themselves caught up in fierce fighting. On 25 April Claude and a small number of other men, led by Captain Barber, went forward under fire to offer support to the Durham Light Infantry who had been trying to capture a farmhouse. Initially they gained ground, but ultimately they were forced back by heavy machine gun fire. Ten men lost their lives that day, including Claude who was just 25 years old.

Claude's brothers wrote home to tell their mother that Claude had been killed doing his duty and that he would be buried behind the lines, however his burial place was not recorded and at the end of the war his name was carved on to the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing.

In 2021 remains were recovered near St Juliaan along with artefacts suggesting they belonged to a man who had served with 5th Bn The Yorkshire Regiment. Intensive research and DNA testing finally revealed that Claude was the man who had been found and today, finally he has received a peaceful burial, amongst his pals, and in the presence of his great-niece and her family.

12/10/2026

I'm currently having a little break away from the workbench, can anyone guess where I've come to...

12/10/2026

Here's some more of the groups that have gone back to their owners this week, a mixture of full size and miniatures.
Included is a group that you could easily assume belong to a medic, however, they actually belong to a former Royal Fleet Auxiliary sailor. Included is the GSM with Air Ops Iraq clasp, the Iraq medal with 19 Mar to 28 Apr 2003 clasp and the Afghanistan medal without clasp.

Also included is a first for me with the Ebola medal, awarded for support of the British Government's response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa between March 2014 and March 2016.

The reverse design features a flame on a background depicting the Ebola virus and the ribbon colours represent the national flags of the countries in West Africa affected by Ebola.

09/10/2026

Well it's getting towards that time of year again and it has been extremely busy of late and there are no signs of slowing down. Even though my fingers ache and my sewing machine is overheating, I wouldn't have it any other way.

It does unfortunately mean that I just don't have the time to post as many pictures as I would like but, here's a few groups that have recently gone back to their owners.

The first group got me thinking, I wonder how many people out there that are still serving have a NI GSM and the WSM. OP BANNER officially ended in 2007 and the WSM is back dated for operations from Dec 2018 so I know that it is not much of a gap but, the issue of the GSM 08 means that the recipient has spent a lot of time deployed on Ops in many different places. This to me is a good example of the medal progression in the last 20 years or so.

Also included here is a pair with a QCVS for services in Afghanistan for a member of the Int Corps and also the medals awarded to a former member of the RAF who joined the prison service after leaving the military.

More to come....

Cheers all, have a good day troops.

22/09/2026

Here are a few groups that represent service across 3 decades, 70's - 90's and all very similar. There's a pretty good chance that the recipient's service overlapped at one stage, after talking to one chap it became evident that he was almost certainly in Northern Ireland at the same time as my Dad and probably not too far away from him either. Small world🤷‍♂️

Also included is the Liberation of Kuwait medal pair, a very colourful pair and they will look good in a frame next to the other service medals and pictures.

21/09/2026

It's been really busy recently and it's looking like it's going to carry on now until after Remembrance, if you need any work doing then now is the time to get booked in.
I will try and post some more pictures soon but, in the meantime...it's competition time again.

A fairly easy one today for some of you but, for an additional point can you tell me which ribbon if any used to have a different design.

Cheers all

08/09/2026

There's a bit of a mixed bag of groups in this post but, a few specific items that I wanted to highlight.

Firstly the group of miniatures that includes the NATO OUP/Libya, standing for Operation Unified Protector. Issued for support of operations against Gaddafi and those rebels loyal to him back in 2011, I only ever see this medal issued to either RAF or Navy recipients. I would be interested to hear if anyone from the Army received one.

There is also a nice South Atlantic medal and police long service group, the SAM was awarded to a Navy serviceman onboard HMS Illustrious.

Lastly I wanted to show the ribbon bar with velcro backing, I have done quite a few of these for people who want to wear it on their bikers cut, instead of a mounted brooch that may become loose these are a good alternative.

Cheers all.

06/09/2026

Well, what a privilege it was to both mount this group of medals and to also discover the story of Franks service to the Crown. Covering two world wars, 25 years Meritorious Service and one injury, Frank certainly played his part.

Starting off with the WW1 trio, Frank served with the East Surrey Regiment as a Private, disembarking in France on the 27th April 1915. He was soon to be eligible to wear a wound stripe on his sleeve after being wounded in action in September 1916.
Moving on to WW2 and we find frank in North Africa serving with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps (R.A.O.C) as a WO.2. His job or appointment was as a Sub-Conductor, responsible for the management and supply of am******on and weaponry.

Also in the group is the Imperial Service Medal, instituted on 8 August 1902 to reward civil servants (on retirement) after at least 25 years of meritorious service. Initially the medal was a seven pointed star but, this changed in 1920 to the 32mm circular silver medal we see here. The obverse shows the effigy of the reigning Monarch at the time of issue, the reverse shows a man resting from his labours with the inscription "For Faithful Service". All recipients of the Imperial Service Medal are listed within the London Gazette.

East Surrey Regiment - "Cede Nullis" - "Yield to none".
R.A.O.C - "Sua tela tonanti" - "To the warrior his arms"

05/09/2026

Malton and North Yorkshire residents...

There are a few tickets left for next Saturdays Commonwealth War Graves tour held at Malton Cemetery, as well as some more dates over the next couple of months. If you want to learn more about the CWGC and hear the story of how both Malton and Ryedale have a strong connection with the French cemetery pictured below then please book onto a free tour. Hope to see you there. 😁

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cwgc-tours-2026-new-malton-cemetery-tickets-1992118476991?aff=oddtdtcreator

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