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Frank Removed Posts: 29
28/12/2016
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why do we have to apply to get these things i served in malaya for 3 years i949 to 1952 & they don.t automatic send this medal you have to apply for it so i guess there is alot out there that still did not apply to this medal but there is one thing they did put my name on it which thousands of...
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Phil Bea Administrator Posts: 1856
28/12/2016
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Those two badges you show in your picture, Are the OFFICIAL Badges, given by HM Govt to Veterans. We sell a badge, but it looks nothing at all like the Official HM Govt Badges. I am sorry, but you seem to have missed the point of this petition entirely. The Official Badge, only given to Veterans...
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tim hayhoe Administrator Posts: 21
27/12/2016
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Hello John,
I remain confused by your statement that 'FR is selling copies of 'the veterans medal'?
We have, to the best of my knowledge, never, ever, sold anything remotely similar to the official veterans badge and I'd welcome a link to where we have if you feel it is/was otherwise.
If you're...
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John Williams Posts: 123
23/12/2016
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My avatar is obviously too small to see easily so I have got my Grandaughter to show me how its done.
Chances are Next time I want to do it I will have forgotten how it is done.
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John Williams Posts: 123
23/12/2016
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Sorry Phil for persuing this topic but I feel the fact that FR selling copies of the Veterans Medal to any one who wants one without having actually earned it seems to me to be perpetuating the problem. It may well be that the FR version of the genuine Badge may seem to be differnt to the official...
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george woolley Posts: 3338
21/12/2016
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I got mine from the SPVA some years ago and wear it with pride I was a reguler gunner NCO and am a life member of the RAA HQ branch .Hope you all have a great Christmas all the very best .
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Phil Bea Administrator Posts: 1856
21/12/2016
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John, the FR Badge is nothing like the Officially Issued Badge! And you have a choice to buy the FR one or not to. If you wish to claim the Official badge then you apply via the SPVA for it, and you can obtain a replacement from the SPVA if needed.
Walter Mitties, those people who never...
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John Williams Posts: 123
21/12/2016
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We are being asked to sign a petition to make illegal the buying and selling of the Veterans Badge that so many of us have been proudly wearing for quite a few years now.
Not exactly a thing most of us would do, especially as one of the sources for buying this badge is the Forces Reunited website...
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Phil Bea Administrator Posts: 1856
21/12/2016
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Morning Chaps, The Link is the last line of the text above, immediately below the words Please sign the Petition: Here it is :
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/175236
John Daly, The picture is sadly One size fits all, and there is no automatic resizer set on the Campaigns images! ...
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Don Knight Posts: 1058
21/12/2016
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Cheers TC, tried again and it came up trumps, first time it came up on a page that involved Facebook and Twitter with no direct lead to the site.
Either gremlins in the dewferkin, or possibly, a dithering old idiot not doing the correct thing.
I prefer to think it's the gremlins.
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