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Old 05-09-21, 12:28 PM
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Default Suffolk Regiment Military Medal winner.

Sadly, there is no name or photographer's details on the reverse of this post card which might have helped identify him. It came with some other postcards from the Cambridge area.

There are some clues that may narrow down the identification possibilities.

He seems to be wearing the Cambs/Suffolk shoulder title (Westlake 871), which he says was worn by the 3/4th battalion, Suffolk Regiment before it was renumbered as the 2/4th in 1916 and again redesignated 4th (Reserve) battalion and eventually ended up as the Cambridge and Suffolk Reserve battalion.

It is unlikely that a soldier won the M.M. whilst serving with a reserve battalion but may have been transferred to one from a front line battalion.

The second clue appears to be the light blue triangle on his sleeve. There may be some artistic licence in a colourised photograph, but if anyone knows the significance of the blue triangle I would be pleased to know what it signifies.
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