Prince Charles wore 13 medals yesterday on VJ Day. What do you think about it?

Kamiso my late FIL was also in the RAF (joined in 1925). He and his family were posted to Rhodesia after the war and dh’s younger sister was born there. Dh has fond memories of the country even though he was still small when they they returned to the UK. I wonder if our families knew each other??

The Houghton Weavers sing it better than I could ( see the link youtube)....I may just book them for a spot in The Argy,
Then we can all sing along.?

Kamiso your Dad was just being modest.
My Dad never said much either

I still can't hear you lemongrove, sing up
Don't be shy

You’re welcome trisher .....good fun isn’t it??
I haven’t heard it sung for about 55 years.

My Dad had three medals. One for peeling carrots, one for peeling onions and one for peeling potatoes or so he told us. He joined the RAF just before war was declared hoping to be a pilot. Highly unlikely as he was already a qualified engineer. He was stationed in Hampshire and Rhodesia. I am planning to obtain his service record to find out more as he never really told us much.

My Sil’s Dad was attached to the eighth army and had some very grim experiences. He suffered really badly through the 50s. My stepmother’s first husband claimed to be in every front and battle that took place til someone asked him how he managed to be in two places at once!

I wondered what they were all for! Rather a lot.

B** link www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJiaSo819IU

For anyone who remembers Sylvest-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJiaSo819IU
Thanks for a good laugh lemon

lemon I remember that song! Now I'm going to have to Google it!
My sons once went to a cub pack where the son of the woman who ran it always had the most badges, this seems pretty similar.

We all wear Poppies, always have - Red ones.

VJ is certainly nothing to be flippant about. The war against Japan was a dreadful business, and ended terribly. My stepfather was captured at the fall of Singapore and a POW for three and a half weary years witnessing all manner of horrors. His medals, POW badge with his number on it issued by the Japanese,, a tin plate + spoon are now in the safe keeping of my son who like all of our family are extremely proud of this lovely man. My late fathers Bomber Command ribbon was applied for and received by me about five years ago. Sad that it was many years too late for my mother to appreciate, My son will get this as and when! P.C''s medals are honorary ones and I don't see why people have to be so nasty and sniffy.
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My late father used to say medals were worthless,they should have made sure those servicemen and women had decent lives when they came back .My 5 uncles served as well as my dad.one never returned the rest all came home with disabiliteis and health issues.One was profoundly deaf from firing the big guns,one had TB from his service in India .one came home with epilepsy my dad had shell shock..mild in comparison to others but sudden loud noises made him shake and then there was my uncle who cam ehome minus a leg and had experienced over 3 years as a prisoner of war.
Medals are as my dad said worthless because these men were left to "get on with it" with no help or assistance fro the government who sent them to war or the "queen" they supposedly fought for .None of my family talked about their experiences they just wanted to forget.I think most men who did suffer felt the same.My mother used to say the ones who talked endlessly about it were the ones who were in the kitchens keeping well away from any danger .None of my family wore poppies and none claimed medals

Allegrias and Callistemon, my Dh is supremely uninterested in having anything like that! It’s just been a bit of a mystery to me, that’s all. As I say, none of his fellow sea-farers received medals either. They’re a medal-free zone, unlike Prince Charles. ? ? ?

Dh was chuffed to get a certificate last year recognising his 50-year membership of the Marine Engineers Society, or some such. I think he threw it in the back of the cupboard shortly afterwards, lol.

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VJ was no reason for flippancy.

Callistemon - I was being flippant.

I appear to be the only veteran on here. I was in the army, as was my husband and his two younger brothers. My mother was in the ATS and my father in the RAF.
My husband has three medals which he proudly wears on the appropriate occasions, the last one was our youngest son's passing out parade in February.
We are devout Monarchists who all swore allegiance to Her Majesty. We have two older sons, one still serving and the eldest is a veteran too.
We thought the Prince was on excellent form. The medals were all on the correct side for him to be wearing his own.

There’s an Admiral who virtually lives in The Argy Bargy Bar though

I know, he's my brother

What, my Grandfather’s brother? No he was a mill worker.?
If you mean in the song, another No.
There’s an Admiral who virtually lives in The Argy Bargy Bar though.

Sorry if I offended anyone by mentioning "frontline" service. I should have said "active" service. I am well aware that not everyone in the forces is or was on the front line but they are all heroes to me. As are the Land Army girls and women, the Heavy Demolition crews who dug people out of bombed buildings and shelters and the Home Front members.

Sylvester sounds very posh.
Was he an Admiral of the Fleet?

It’s a really old song Callistemon and all about how brave his brother Sylvest is.Since Sylvester was a name much used in Victorian times, it’s probably an old music hall song.
My Grandfather used to sing it, because he had a brother called Sylvester.

I don't know that one lemongrove
Can you sing it please!

??????? louder!!

I wouldn't wear a medal whether I had earned it or not. It's showing off

I am sure all those who fought for your freedom, including Sir Tom Moore, proudly wearing their Burma Star etc, would benefit from your profound wisdom Grandma70.

It must have been really harrowing earning a medal for speech and drama.