Metal detectorist reunites family of WW1 hero soldier with medal found 6ft under
A metal detecting enthusiast has reunited the descendants of a fallen soldier with his First World War medal.
Steven Denton, 56, discovered the 1914-15 Star buried 6ft deep in a farmer’s field.
In the bronze medal, he found the name Francis Joseph Tysoe.
Steve learned Private Tysoe was killed, aged just 19, in March, 1915, at the Battle of Neuve-Chapelle, Calais, France.
He explained: “I dug it out and I thought it was a cap badge at first. But then I washed it and suddenly I had a name, rank and number... That afternoon, when I got home, I was straight into digging out family history.”
More at the link... https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/world-war-heros-medal-found-21524584
Good job researching the medal and finding the family but personally, I just want to know what kind of coil he was using to find a small medal 6-feet down!
(ya ya. I know they probably screwed up the article and it was only 6" down. lol)
A metal detecting enthusiast has reunited the descendants of a fallen soldier with his First World War medal.
Steven Denton, 56, discovered the 1914-15 Star buried 6ft deep in a farmer’s field.
In the bronze medal, he found the name Francis Joseph Tysoe.
Steve learned Private Tysoe was killed, aged just 19, in March, 1915, at the Battle of Neuve-Chapelle, Calais, France.
He explained: “I dug it out and I thought it was a cap badge at first. But then I washed it and suddenly I had a name, rank and number... That afternoon, when I got home, I was straight into digging out family history.”
More at the link... https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/world-war-heros-medal-found-21524584
Good job researching the medal and finding the family but personally, I just want to know what kind of coil he was using to find a small medal 6-feet down!
(ya ya. I know they probably screwed up the article and it was only 6" down. lol)
