You can get a lot of info from various sources,but it can be hard work and time consuming.When you think of the numbers of medals though it makes you think about what the average guy went through and the stories.For example 6 and a half million British War medals were awarded.An unbelievable number
I prefer the average guys story to be fair,Maybe not as exciting.But last one i reserched was a ww1 victory medal to a guy in navy who went from ship to ship.All ships traced via various places.He didnt do much then ended up in a ship supporting The Gallipoli Campaign.