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Pop's Memorabilia

Pop's Medals

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Pop's medals, which are with family in New Zealand

 

Left to right:-

 

The DCM

 

1914 - 1915 Star

 

The British War Medal

 

The Victory Medal

Lee Enfield Bullets

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During a fire fight, an enemy bullet missed Pop's chest by a fraction of an inch and passed right through a clip of 303 bullets, without setting them off, and struck the hand of the soldier fighting alonside him.

Pop's Sergeant Stripes

​​Sgt, D coy 16 platoon, by Dec 1916
 

 

Pop's compass

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Dated on the back 1914 possibly given to him when he volunteered.

Regimental badge

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German epaulette

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My Grandfather told me this was given to him by a German prisoner his platoon had just captured.

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