mortimer Posted 2 October , 2011 Share Posted 2 October , 2011 Yesterday I made a trek to a new militaria shop opened 50 miles away. They had some medals for sale, mostly foreign, but a Labour Corps pair took my eye as they were originally naively mounted & tatty but the medals were in VG condition i.e about 90% of the gilt wash still on the Vic. medal. There was a SWB seperated from the pair but they said it was his...the # on the badge 390431 is also the soldiers # ! a. Did the LC do this or is it a 1,000,000 to 1 coincidence!? b. He joined the 'RIReg' 1st, why aren't the medals named to his 1st unit? We will all all have seen mixed units on trios (I'm told this is incorrect) but I cant see how a London District soldier gets an SWB unless discharged through sickness - SWB card says - S ao 265/17 Para 2 a 1 HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 2 October , 2011 Share Posted 2 October , 2011 They have a badge with a number and just found a man with the same number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centurion Posted 2 October , 2011 Share Posted 2 October , 2011 Does his MIC indicate that he had an SWB? If so it ought to be possible to look up what his SWB number was. Caveat Emptor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 2 October , 2011 Share Posted 2 October , 2011 Can someone look up SWB List LC/1662 to see what badge was issued to Daniel Molloy (for this is the man)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Evans Posted 2 October , 2011 Share Posted 2 October , 2011 Mortimer, Discharged due to Sickness under Army Order 265 of 1917, Paragraph 2 a 1. There is a bit on AO265 here, but if I am reading it right, "a" refers to officers. What is the List reference on the MIC? Without that, it is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortimer Posted 2 October , 2011 Author Share Posted 2 October , 2011 Yes SWB on MIC & SWB card is quite clear... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortimer Posted 2 October , 2011 Author Share Posted 2 October , 2011 List LC/1662 390431 enlisted 2/1/15 disch 3/5/18 LC/101B 138 14030 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortimer Posted 2 October , 2011 Author Share Posted 2 October , 2011 Sorry I confused myself - MIC hasn't SWB on it but SWB card exists...details above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmsk212 Posted 3 October , 2011 Share Posted 3 October , 2011 Daniel Malloy Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 3 October , 2011 Share Posted 3 October , 2011 Thank you Steve. For avoidance of doubt, if anyone has not seen a SWB roll before, his badge was numbered 408102. That means the badge you have is either an extraordinarily lucky find that has been matched up with his medals, or has been doctored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centurion Posted 3 October , 2011 Share Posted 3 October , 2011 Thank you Steve. For avoidance of doubt, if anyone has not seen a SWB roll before, his badge was numbered 408102. That means the badge you have is either an extraordinarily lucky find that has been matched up with his medals, or has been doctored. But just to be clear either way it isn't his badge G K Chesterton once wrote a ditty about 'The Ways of the Wicked Grocer' - perhaps there ought to be one about 'The Ways of the Wicked Medal Dealer' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortimer Posted 3 October , 2011 Author Share Posted 3 October , 2011 THANKS, a 1,000,000 to 1 then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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