Medals Going Home with Adam Simpson-York

Medals Going Home with Adam Simpson-York Hi. I'm Adam. I research ww1 medals, photos, named antiques etc and try to trace living relatives.
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It's my birthday!Who wants a slice of cake?
03/04/2026

It's my birthday!

Who wants a slice of cake?

Torty the tortoise, who survived World War I, visits Te Papa exhibit which tells her story*Full story in the comments*
01/04/2026

Torty the tortoise, who survived World War I, visits Te Papa exhibit which tells her story

*Full story in the comments*

01/04/2026

What type of pottery is this?

Where am I going?
31/03/2026

Where am I going?

Give my bird a name!
31/03/2026

Give my bird a name!

This is just a third of what I came back with mudlarking last week!Anything catching your eye?
30/03/2026

This is just a third of what I came back with mudlarking last week!

Anything catching your eye?

NOT YOUR EVERY DAY STORY. THESE ONES ARE ALWAYS SPECIAL!"Hi Adam, I found a 1914-15 Star medal when metal detecting 10 d...
29/03/2026

NOT YOUR EVERY DAY STORY. THESE ONES ARE ALWAYS SPECIAL!

"Hi Adam, I found a 1914-15 Star medal when metal detecting 10 days ago. I would like to try and return the medal to the owners living descendants.
David."

Edgar Charles Baber was born on 26th June 1875 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset and he was baptised on 6th March 1876 in Batcombe. His father, Charles, was 36 and his mother, Mary, was 33.

In 1881 the family were living at 19 Kale Street, Batcombe and Edgar's father Charles was working as a agricultural labourer.

Aged 15 we find Edgar on the 1891 census as a servant to the Bodger family in Lower Machen, Monmouthshire. Everybody knows Bodger loves mashed potato!

1911 and Edgar has moved back to Batcombe and in with his parents on the High Street. He is working as a packer for the Great Western Railway Company.

Edgar married Mary Agnes Ashford on 22nd January 1912 at the parish church in Pyle, Somerset.

He served during WW1 with the Royal Navy from 1915 to 1919 and was at the Battle of Jutland aboard HMS Canada. He also served from the age of 16 in 1894 until 1908.

He died in June 1956 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, at the age of 81.

His medal has now been returned to his great-great granddaughter Samantha.

Hi Adam, I found a 1914-15 Star medal when metal detecting 10 days ago. I would like to try and return the medal to the ...
29/03/2026

Hi Adam, I found a 1914-15 Star medal when metal detecting 10 days ago. I would like to try and return the medal to the owners living descendants.

29/03/2026

The story of Ernest Edwin Denny

Here's another mudlarking find from earlier in the week.Any idea what this is? Some sort of brush?
28/03/2026

Here's another mudlarking find from earlier in the week.

Any idea what this is? Some sort of brush?

ANOTHER VICTORY MEDAL RETURNED TO THE FAMILY 💪Ernest Edwin Denny was born on December 1st 1888 in Purley, Surrey. His fa...
28/03/2026

ANOTHER VICTORY MEDAL RETURNED TO THE FAMILY 💪

Ernest Edwin Denny was born on December 1st 1888 in Purley, Surrey. His father, Alfred, was 30 and his mother, Olive, was 27. Alfred was a domestic gardener and we find the family on the census living on Whytecliffe Road in Purley.

Aged 23 we find Ernest still living with his parents in Whytecliffe Road and he is out of work.

Edwin served during WW1 with the Royal Army Service Corps and we can learn a lot from his service record from 1915. Ernest married Kathleen Ethel Edwards on November 18th in 1912 at the registry office and by 1915 they had 2 children. At the time their address was 23 Elaine Grove, Gospel Oak and Ernest was working as a chauffeur.

In 1921 George is still working as a chauffeur and the employers address is 2 Private Road, West Hill, Highgate. That might need some further research!

Kathleen died in 1934 and then in 1935 Ernest married Gladys Violet Gray.

The 1939 register shows Ernest living at 39 Livingstone Road in Caterham. At this time he is working as a labourer. Living with him are his wife Gladys and some of his children however there are quite a few redacted entries.

Ernest died in March 1968 in Caterham, Surrey, at the age of 79, and was buried there.

His medal is now back with his great granddaughter, Rosie.

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