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Old 28-05-2008, 09:22 PM   #3 (permalink)
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TPTR - what is this?

Also both brother signed up within a couple of days of each other in 1915, so why is the older brother a GNR and a TPTR, also the older brother has a victory, british and star medal. Is this normal?

Many thanks, Angi
Could TPTR be Trumpeter. Or were they called Buglers?

Those 3 medals, aren't they what are known as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred?
It is a phrase that I've heard in reference to WW1 medals but I don't know any more.

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