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WW1 Horse Stirrup
A new find, I assume 47FA stands for 47th Field Artillery Battery, I have found a reference to an Australian 47th FA Battery could that be the answer or was there also a British 47th? and any thoughts on the other numbers?
Thanks in advance Rob Please be aware that I will probably sell this on. |
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An interesting find. The stirrup seems to have been first issued in 1906. It is marked with a Broad Arrow with a T beneath which may represent Territorial issue but I have not seen this mark before. The 2MD 3-13 mark is also interesting. I thought that it might represent the 2nd Mounted Division but this was not formed until September 1914. It cannot therefore have been issued to them in March 1913. 2MD might represent 2nd Midland Division either North or South.
I think that 47 FA does not represent the 47 Field Artillery as the sequence would be something like 47th Brigade RFA. Last edited by High Wood; 20-10-16 at 08:23 AM. |
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There was a 47 Field Ambulance, RAMC attached to the 15th (Scottish) Division.
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The military administrative district that covered most of New South Wales, in Australia, was referred to as "The Second Military District"...... commonly written "2MD", as opposed to the 1MD, 3MD, 4MD and 5MD. I think you will find that at one time the stirrup was used in Australia and the markings will be Australian related. I would expect the 3 13 to be the date of acceptance......3rd month, 1913. |
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Thank you for updating my knowledge. I was working on the assumption that as the item seems to have turned up in Devon it was probably British and that it would be best to start looking for British units that might fit the bill. That said, plenty of Australian soldiers spent time in the United Kingdom during the Great War and plenty of Australian soldiers were British by birth, so there is no reason to rule Australia as being the origin of the stirrup.
I recently found a Great War kit bag marked up to a soldier in the NZMR at an antique fair in Oswestry. When I did the research it turned out that he had emigrated to NZ in 1913 and was discharged to England in 1919. |
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Hi Rob,
I've sent you a PM. Cheers, Invest |
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