great KSLI finds

[dunmore44]

I have in my possession an old German Water bottle that was given to me by my mother-in-law. Inside the water bottle is an old envelope stamped 1976 and written on the reserve is the following:

Found on the field at Mons

In the 1st World War

German Soldiers Water bottle

1916 Sgt William Badcock

1st KSLI who was wounded there

Regular soldier from Boy Service

later changed his name to "Addison" for family reasons.

I know that the British were not at Mons during 1916 nor were the 1KSLI ever at Mons,

So perhaps the location is wrong, but I have no reason to doubt the authenticity of the information, my mother in law was given the water bottle by a relative of Badcock's in the 70's and she wrote the details on the envelope at the time.

I have since trace William Badcock and thanks to this forum have discovered that he was awarded the DCM

My mother in law who lives in Shropshire was recently digging over her allotment when she found an old piece of trench art, it is a handmade aluminium identity tag, on it is engraved CSM GW Lloyd 7271 KSLI, I have again discovered that this man was awarded the DCM this time with the 2nd Btn.

What a coincidence that both these items belonged to 2 DCM men.

[wesleycrabb]

Hello Dunmore44,

Where in Shropshire does your mother-in-law live?

Might give us a clue to why the ID tags were there.

Wes.

[dunmore44]

Hi Wes

she lives in Shrewsbury in the Greenfields area

Regards

Simon

[wesleycrabb]

Hello Simon,

Is that the "Bus Depot" area?

Wes.

[NeilEvans]

Greenfields is Ellesmere Rd area. Bus depot is more castlefields?

Neil

[wesleycrabb]

Down behind Wickes?

Wes.

[NeilEvans]

Dunno I dont know shrewsbury that well. I will say never attempt to find the war memorials of Shrewsbury! Absolute nightmare.

Neil

[dunmore44]

Its on the Ellesmere Road, just past Coton Hill

[wesleycrabb]

Thanks Simon,

I know where you mean now.

Wes.

[NeilEvans]

German Bombing killed 3 or 4 people on Ellesmere rd in 1940

Neil