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Adam Llewellyn

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Good Day All,

I've just been given a British War Medal which only as the name Victor Emanuel on the rim. I've got a couple of names on Ancestry MIC's, but both are other ranks, so would this man be an office or something else?

Best Regards. Llew's

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Hi Llewm

If there is just a name and no rank or regiment then it may well be Merchant Navy

Liam

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Or perhaps this chap?

Name: EMANUEL, VICTOR

Initials: V

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Private

Regiment/Service: South Wales Borderers

Unit Text: 2nd Bn.

Age: 20

Date of Death: 16/08/1917

Service No: 39610

Additional information: Son of Daniel and Louisa Emanuel, of 8, Regent St., East, Brixton Ferry, Glam.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 65 to 66.

Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL

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Or perhaps this chap?

Name: EMANUEL, VICTOR

Initials: V

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Private

Regiment/Service: South Wales Borderers

Unit Text: 2nd Bn.

Age: 20

Date of Death: 16/08/1917

Service No: 39610

Additional information: Son of Daniel and Louisa Emanuel, of 8, Regent St., East, Brixton Ferry, Glam.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 65 to 66.

Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL

But then the medal would have been impressed "39610 Pte V. Emanuel S.W.B" (or similar), and not with his full name and nothing else. Merchant Navy is one of the more likely contenders.

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Hi

What about a journalist or some other non-combatant?

regards

Robert

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...Or even a civilian war worker.

IIRC they usually are Initial{s} & Surname;

Mercantile Marine {ie: Merchant Navy} are the only ones normally to have Full Name with no ther detail

HB

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Mercantile Marine {ie: Merchant Navy} are the only ones normally to have Full Name with no ther detail

HB

I'm with you on this one. I see it as the only possibility. Can't be a service member as no rank.

Cheers Andy.

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Yes the Merchant Navy ..usually the font on the naming is bigger on merchant medals than army as a start.

MC

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The Mercantile Marine {ie: Merchant Navy} MICs are not online, they are on microfiche in BT 351 at Kew. In the same area are the post war registration cards. Here's a handy research guide or 2:

Merchant Seamen: Medals and Honours

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalog...?sLeafletID=133

Merchant Seamen: Sea Service Records 1913-1972

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalog...?sLeafletID=128

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Or perhaps this chap?

No, the clue is in his rank, unit etc. Just picking a name because it's the same rarely gives a full match.

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Thanks to everyone for the input, its appreciated.

MC,

The font is definitely bigger when I compare it against another BWM.

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Regards. Llew.

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The extra M could always have been missed off! ;)

More prosaic, your BWM is probably half a pair with a missing Mercantile Marine Medal out there somewhere.

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You're just trying to make me feel better. lol

The BWM did come with a Peace/Victory medal, but the Mercantile Marine Medal would be great.

Llew.

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