Which Battalion?
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42nd Bn OCA, silver medallion engraved to the reverse C.V.Taylor 1947.
Which 42nd Battalion? |
I wonder if “42nd Battalion” OCA refers to old comrades of the 1st Bn BW, and then a 73rd Battalion might have referred to old comrades of the 2nd Bn BW. Some regiments preserved association with their numbered forebears in such ways. I can’t think what else 42nd Battalion might mean as late as 1947.
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Maybe not the 42nd Battalion, maybe the 42nd Cup event.
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My grandfather, in the late 1960s, was still telling me how he was in the "Dirty Half Hundred" in WW1. |
Very possible it’s Australian
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42 Bn AIF was from Queensland and known as the Australian Black Watch. |
What's on the other side.
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Reverse is engraved C V Taylor 1947.
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It is a long shot, but AIF "Attestation Papers" are available online.
You could try looking to see if there is one for a C V Taylor who served in 42 Bn AIF. |
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