Walwyk Posted 20 June , 2008 Share Posted 20 June , 2008 Eskimo had success, can I try please and ask if anyone is searching the Rifle Brigade Rolls for SWB... RAF5418. I feel certain that this is not an RAF badge, just coincidental letters. The NA tell me that they have no lists for the RAF anyway. Thanks. Susanne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiletto_33853 Posted 20 June , 2008 Share Posted 20 June , 2008 Susanne, I have photographed all the Rifle Brigade and Kings Royal Rifle Corps Silver War Badge Rolls, documents WO329/3127 through to WO329/3133, and made a simple database of all the numbers. There is no such number in these rolls, all the numbers in these seven volumes are either plain numbers or begin with the letter B. By no means do I know a lot about the RAF, in fact I know very little about them, but if Kew do not hold these rolls have you tried Hendon. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 20 June , 2008 Share Posted 20 June , 2008 Hi Susanne, what makes you feel uncertain that it's not an RAF issue? Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walwyk Posted 21 June , 2008 Author Share Posted 21 June , 2008 Hi Susanne, what makes you feel uncertain that it's not an RAF issue? Jon It was in my Father's box of bits..he may have found it/bought it but he didn't hoard unless it meant something. His Uncles were in the Army...so just a gut feeling really but there has been no response from any RAF person to say they have a similar badge...reading the recent replies it didn't belong to my Great Uncles so it may have to remain a mystery.... Susanne Susanne, I have photographed all the Rifle Brigade and Kings Royal Rifle Corps Silver War Badge Rolls, documents WO329/3127 through to WO329/3133, and made a simple database of all the numbers. There is no such number in these rolls, all the numbers in these seven volumes are either plain numbers or begin with the letter B. By no means do I know a lot about the RAF, in fact I know very little about them, but if Kew do not hold these rolls have you tried Hendon. Andy Thanks I'll try Hendon. Susanne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBettsMCDCM Posted 21 June , 2008 Share Posted 21 June , 2008 It sounds like an RAF badge,those to RAF are IIRC listed on a roll{only up to certain numbers} the badge is normally given on Service Records with number.[the downside being you have to know who the recipient is first...] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walwyk Posted 22 June , 2008 Author Share Posted 22 June , 2008 It sounds like an RAF badge,those to RAF are IIRC listed on a roll{only up to certain numbers} the badge is normally given on Service Records with number.[the downside being you have to know who the recipient is first...] Thanks, could be a dead end then? I'll try Hendon. Susanne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walwyk Posted 11 July , 2008 Author Share Posted 11 July , 2008 Getting nowhere with RAF SWB, Hendon and Innsworth do not have any RAF medal rolls and both put me back to the NA who don't have them either! Any ides out there? Susanne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmsk212 Posted 12 July , 2008 Share Posted 12 July , 2008 Hi As I mentioned on your other thread, there is not a War Badge Roll for the RAF but I do know of someone who has reseached them by going through every single RAF service record at Kew. He has most of the numbers and can tell you who the recipient was for badge RAF5418. Unfortunately he is banned from this site but if you pm me I can put you in contact with him. If you go to Kew and ask William Spencer for the id of RAF silver war badges he will also put you in contact with the same researcher. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walwyk Posted 2 August , 2008 Author Share Posted 2 August , 2008 With thanks to forum and 'others' I do have the answer to my original question,who owned SWB no. RAF 5418. He was William Adams. Looks like a Great Uncle to my husband. In 1918 he was 19 and was a cook, he did not serve overseas. I am awaiting more details which will be brought via a friend from England. Susanne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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