My family is trying to locate the war medals of my grandfather – Thomas Charles GORDON. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Like far too many veterans who gave the best years of their life for the war effort; my grandfather unfortunately became an alcoholic after the war – it is believed alcohol helped him forget. He never drank before the war. Sadly things became so grim in his life that he sold his medals to purchase alcohol. We would love to get his medals back to pass down through the generations so what he did is never forgotten.
His personal details are as follows:- Thomas Charles GORDON
Date of Birth 30/03/1916 Place of Birth – Sutton
Date of Death 24/07/1999 Place of Death – Cheam
Date of Death 24/07/1999 Place of Death – Cheam
Service Number – PMX69704
Rank – Acting Chief Motor Mechanic
Motor Torpedo Boats.
Service/Regiment/Corps on Enlistment HM MTB35, HM MTB38, HM MTB218, HM MTB48.
He received the following war medals:-
-The Distinguished Service Medal “For courage and skill in an attack on an Enemy Convoy in the English Channel in which one supply ship was sunk and three enemy ships were damaged.”
-1939-45 Star
-Atlantic Star
-Defence Medal
-War Medal 1939/45
– I have also applied for the Artic Star which we are unsure if he is entitled at this stage.
-Atlantic Star
-Defence Medal
-War Medal 1939/45
– I have also applied for the Artic Star which we are unsure if he is entitled at this stage.
Newspaper clipping telling of our grandfather’s death.
It is believed the Distinguished Service Medal was auctioned off by Dix Noonan Webb on 16th October 1996. Whilst my family fully understands that these missing war medals are now in the hands of a collector who values our grandfather’s medals, we implore that you kindly consider selling these medals back to our family or making contact with us via the Medals Gone Missing website.
