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Old 12-06-22, 07:05 PM
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Another of these badges (grubby) with the number “16093” can anyone give an account to whom it was awarded too and anything about him?

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Old 12-06-22, 08:43 PM
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Greetings Billy.

Frederick Thomas KING, Corporal 2502, 2nd Battalion London Regiment.

Enlisted: 7.9.14

Discharged: 27.7.15

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Brian

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Billy,


Its called a "Silver War Badge" or SWB.

Issued to 2502 Cpl. Frederick Thomas KING, 2nd Bn. London Regiment.

Enlisted 7.9.1914, discharged due to sickness 27.7.1915 after serving overseas.

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Old 13-06-22, 05:40 AM
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Thank you gentlemen, will write this down and place with it, a growing collection is happening, which I need to have checked out again if I may trouble you as had info stored onto a now dead Tablet! Two are in a frame I don’t really want to take down really so may be in a while!

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