What made you feel good today?

[roddy1960]

Probably wouldn't buy me much as it happens ..Found a War Medal site withthe details on the exact medal and you guys are right ..There was a name on the edge Pte . C Barling . NZEF which is New Zealand Expeditionary Force so one of the fairly early ANZAC's . 5/15 also on the edge so assuming this was the month (May) and year 1915 he joined up .

The Silver medal was issued to anyone who served between August 1914 and November 1918 and six and a half million were issued in 1919 going by the medal info site I've now found . It went to servicemen from the U.K , all British dominions which we were of course and India was mentioned on the medal because at the time the King was also regarded as Emperor of India as well .

Also issued was a Bronze Medal (110,000) for certain servicemen from other places not directly part of the British Empire as I understand .

I'd like to have a go in trying to find if there is any family linked to Pte . Barling and would be happy to pass on the medal to them if they want it .

How I do that ? I have yet to figure out . Otherwise I'll get it assayed some way and decide from there what to do with it . There is a small bullion value apparently so it might be worth a few dollars to a suitable collector . Defiitely won't be cleaning or tampering with it .

Thanks everyone for your interest and advice on this unusual but intriguing find in a shed that's been here for yonks ..A real mystery how it finished up there . Had a more extensive look elsewhere in the roof this arvo and found nothing else except spider webs and bird **** ..