Displaying Medals

No need to argue the fact chaps, I didn’t start this thread for that reason, but anyway thank you all for the comments and suggestions, as it turns out the undertakers can and will mount them for display at her funeral. Again thank you all for the input, it is very much appreciated.

Scramble you are not wearing them when on the right to deceive or to bathe in their glory, but to honour the person who earned them, it should be seen as that, it is a Privilege to honour those who have served and earned them, I also think she would approve and be happy to know that a family member is so proud of her to feel that they would like to honour her in this way, I would be happy to see a family member wear mine when I pop my clogs.

Left side or right side won’t make a hap’worth of difference to the average Joe in the street who won’t recognise or appreciate that particular significance.

Scramble you are not wearing them when on the right to deceive or to bathe in their glory, but to honour the person who earned them, it should be seen as that, it is a Privilege to honour those who have served and earned them, I also think she would approve and be happy to know that a family member is so proud of her to feel that they would like to honour her in this way, I would be happy to see a family member wear mine when I pop my clogs.

to me personally, medals (especially war-time medals) are awarded honours that have been earnt by the recipient, and as such should only be worn by the recipient.

I think it would be disrespectful and detract somewhat from their significance, for medals to be worn by anyone other than the intended recipient.

I would keep the originals boxed and safe, even more so if sealed etc. go with a replica set – you could get the two court mounted and maybe framed alongside a uniformed period photo of your nan if available?

Just echoing what others have said. If it were me I would leave the boxed medals un-opened. It is rare to find medals like that now, they are a time capsule and it would be nice to leave them intact. Defense and War medals are easy to obtain, any good antique/medal dealer should have them. My local chap usually does and the pair tend to be less than £25. Not much really when you think what was done to earn them. Again if it were me I would go the route of sercuring a second geniune set from a dealer rather than a replica set as the replicas tend not to have the same quality as the real thing. WWII medals were issued un-named so there are no worries about them being “somebody else’s” medals if you do decide to get them this way.

Very moving tribute on the other thread to your Nan.

I would keep the originals boxed and safe, even more so if sealed etc. go with a replica set – you could get the two court mounted and maybe framed alongside a uniformed period photo of your nan if available?

If you do, you should wear them on your right chest, not left. Only the person awarded medals have the right to wear them on the left, out of respect you can wear them but on the right.

Wear them. Follow the coffin, wearing them. What better tribute can the present generation offer to the passing generation than to show that they mean as much to the former as they did to the latter.

Google medals mounted, then pick one close to you, but I agree about possibly getting a replica or second set and mount them for the funeral. Worth thinking about.

You can get a medal mounting bar for two medals – I did my fathers medals a few months ago –

If you don’t want to try it yourself there are plenty of places where you can have them mounted for wear or display.

If you want to keep the originals in their box unopened/mounted you could always get a second set and have them box mounted for display at funeral. Award Medals do medals in display cases –
http://www.awardmedals.com/medalbox-for-23-medals-p-19632.html?cPath=282_280_103