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I hope Andrew does not mind this heads ups to is medal fair, always a good one if any of our members are in the area.
A good selection of medals, badges and military to look at.

Where : Outwood Memorial Hall, Leeds Road, Outwood near Wakefield
When : 8am to 1.30pm (possibly 2pm if its a busy day)
How much : £1.50 public entrance fee
A.JUKES (THE MEDAL CENTRE)
T.GRIMSHAW (CLOTH BADGES)
B.BRUNTLETT (MILITARY CAP BADGES)
B.FRYER
M.WATSON (MILITARY MART)
J.EDMONDS
N.HORNSBY
M.CROFTS
D.LISTER
G.HERINGTON
I.LAIDLER
P.TAYLOR (BADGES)
A.CHAPMAN (HARLAND MILITARY ANTIQUES)
G & P BALDWIN (CULTMAN)
D.INGHAM
M.ADAMS (MEDALS REUNITED /MEDALS OF THE RAJ)
C.J.DIXON (DIXONS MEDALS)
R.BRANNIGAN (SCOTMINT)
I.SHEPHERD
C.BATES (PAST CARING)

I have taken most of the info from Andrews post on BMF (Hope you dont mind Andrew)
I have no connection with Andrews fair, only that I have purchased many nice medals of him at previous fairs.
Hope to see some of our members there

Paul

How did it go Paul, have you found anything?

Hello Frank,
It was really good to attend the fair today after a long absence.
Some nice medals on show today, but I am trying to be more selective with my purchases due to a restricted budget.
I picked up some nice items for not much money which I will add in another post (just got back)

Cheers
Paul

Frank Kelley wrote: How did it go Paul, have you found anything?

I'll certainly look forward to your post!

Frank,

Nothing really too much to get excited over really.
I picked up Hayward,s casualty lists, the two volumes from the 80's for not much money.
Although I have access to these online I have always wanted the hard copies to look through for reference.
A couple of books, one being Steevens Capetown to Ladysmith which is now my second copy but for £2 it had to be purchased!
Another acquisition which I have seen but not in the flesh was a Silver leaf memento from Capetown. The leaves are in good condition and have some nice descriptions on them (will post a pic when I can)
I was browsing through the casualty books last night and until you actually see the amount of casualties on hard copy its hard to imagine the amount sustained.

Paul

Frank Kelley wrote: I'll certainly look forward to your post!

Hello Paul,
The published rolls are worth having, notwithstanding the error and omission, simply because they allow you to see what was happening to a particular regt/corps on a particular day in question.
So no medals then?
Regards Frank