I have been researching information on my grandfather, Iorwerth Evan Wynn (later changed to Wynne). He was born in 1896, so he probably played some time between 1906 and 1917, I suppose. I don't know how old you have to be to play internationally (under 21?). I'm told he was educated at Victoria School (Wrexham), Grove Park School (Wrexham) and at the Guildhall School (Wrexham), if that helps.

My father (Frank Wynne) recalled the tale that, when he was a young man, he was a keen and regular supporter of Wrexham FC, then members of the Third Division North. He said Wrexham's success hinged excitingly on such players as Boothway, Tunnicliffe, Sharp, Fidler, Bellis, Grainger, Speed and Wilson (so that might help date it). After home games he said he and his brother Rob would go to the Horse & Jockey (my uncle thinks this might have been the Cross foxes in Pentre Broughton), which he described as the 'home' of the Wrexham FC Supporters Club. When the landlord, a Mr Warburton, found out who they were he took them into his private living room. Each wall was covered with photographs of football teams, and he went on pointing to the centre-forward in each team. 'See this fellow - he's your Dad. That one there - your Dad', and so on. Mr Warburton told the brothers that their Dad made up for his lack of inches with his ability to get up to and head the ball. Family legend has it that he scored the only goal against England as a schoolboy (though I haven't been able to corroborate this), and he was approached by talent scouts to go professional, but he never did. Times were hard in those days, football players weren't paid the way they are today, and his father, a deacon of Bethania Methodist Church, Lodge, refused to let him go as it involved playing or practising on the Sabbath. He lived at 10 Broughton Road, Lodge, at the time.

Iorwerth later went on to join the RFC, as an Observer, but luckily saw little or no active service. I believe he later worked at Brymbo steelworks, and lived at the Grange, Francis Road, Moss, where my father was born in 1923.

If anyone can identify the medals, or provide any further information, please could you let me know.