GRANVILLE Posted 19 August , 2012 Share Posted 19 August , 2012 I think I already have done my best without diagrams or a practical demonstration!!--perhaps you could use your imagination--I just knew that I shouldn't have started on this one!! Sorry, I can't help any further. Fascinating thread. Surely, isn't the word DUTY engraved rather than stamped on? On some of the other plates illustrated, some of the wording also looks to me to be engraved rather than stamped. In post 22 you can see the word DUTY faintly through the front of the plate, again I would suspect on account of engraving. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 19 August , 2012 Share Posted 19 August , 2012 DUTY is Engraved with the exception of the Queens, this is a cast plate and the word duty is raised in the casting, the name and number are stamped. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REMER Posted 12 February , 2017 Share Posted 12 February , 2017 Hi Folks, can anyone tell me which Reg / Corps this bed plate comes from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 12 February , 2017 Share Posted 12 February , 2017 (edited) W H J Barfoot Regiment or Corps:1st Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment Regimental Number:L/9340 I don't think it's the usual RSR badge, as it is surmounted by a crown rather than a feather. An officer's badge maybe? Edited 12 February , 2017 by Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Atkins Posted 12 February , 2017 Share Posted 12 February , 2017 Coincidentally the same badge as in the photo of the bedplate named to 7930 F. Batchelor, posted in this thread by Auchonvillersomme. RSR but badge as on collar dogs or buttons, rather than the cap badge (with its Roussillon plume)? Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REMER Posted 12 February , 2017 Share Posted 12 February , 2017 5 hours ago, Dai Bach y Sowldiwr said: W H J Barfoot Regiment or Corps:1st Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment Regimental Number:L/9340 I don't think it's the usual RSR badge, which is surmounted by a crown rather than a feather. An officer's badge maybe? Wow thanks Dai, I posted this thinking I might get an answer in a few weeks.....or maybe not at all Thanks so much for such a rapid response and completely unexpected. How did you get his initials and Reg so quickly and any chance you can tell me where to look up his history and dates served? Really appreciate you help Best regards REMER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 12 February , 2017 Share Posted 12 February , 2017 (edited) His MIC gives his details here (Ancestry subscription required) : Link Edited 12 February , 2017 by Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Inspector Posted 12 February , 2017 Share Posted 12 February , 2017 Hi All The above link (32) is to the award of the Meritorious Service Medal to CSM W H J Barfoot L/9340, 1st Bn. Royal Sussex Regt, India, London Gazette 3.9.20, 0737/9122...looking.. Regards Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johntanner Posted 12 February , 2017 Share Posted 12 February , 2017 To France as a Corporal 17/8/15. CSM at the end of the war and awarded MSM 1920. William Henry Joseph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Inspector Posted 12 February , 2017 Share Posted 12 February , 2017 (edited) Hi All Also served as 6390402 R Sussex Regt. Theatre 17.8.15 5Gii & iv (Asiatic), Brit/ Vic, 15 Star and IGS (CSM) Regards Barry Edited 12 February , 2017 by The Inspector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Inspector Posted 12 February , 2017 Share Posted 12 February , 2017 (edited) 40 minutes ago, johntanner said: To France as a Corporal 17/8/15. CSM at the end of the war and awarded MSM 1920. William Henry Joseph. Hi Where did you get entered France 17.8.15 from? MIC and medal award rolls shows as above. Regards Barry Edited 12 February , 2017 by The Inspector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muerrisch Posted 13 February , 2017 Author Share Posted 13 February , 2017 I note from a cursory look at ebay that "brass bed plate"s without a name [and some with no space for a name ] are in the majority. Perhaps I and fellow collectors have nigh on dried up the interesting end of the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REMER Posted 13 February , 2017 Share Posted 13 February , 2017 2 hours ago, Muerrisch said: I note from a cursory look at ebay that "brass bed plate"s without a name [and some with no space for a name ] are in the majority. Perhaps I and fellow collectors have nigh on dried up the interesting end of the market. Agreed But this one came with a name and number Thanks to others on the site we are now beginning to piece some of this mil history together and he was quite a boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REMER Posted 13 February , 2017 Share Posted 13 February , 2017 20 hours ago, The Inspector said: Hi All Also served as 6390402 R Sussex Regt. Theatre 17.8.15 5Gii & iv (Asiatic), Brit/ Vic, 15 Star and IGS (CSM) Regards Barry Sorry for being a dumb sh!t guys: What does this mean? "Theatre 17.8.15 5Gii & iv (Asiatic), Brit/ Vic, 15 Star and IGS" I'm ready to be educated Best regards, REMER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REMER Posted 13 February , 2017 Share Posted 13 February , 2017 Thanks Inspector, Most appreciate the input but I've spent 5 hours trying to figure what it means and I'm still none the wiser Any chance you can decode the following into English for a numb nut? " Theatre 17.8.15 5Gii & iv (Asiatic), Brit/ Vic, 15 Star and IGS" - Sorry but I don't have a scooby There's a 5G (Hafiz) but no ii or iv; what do the ii and iv relate to? Brit / Vic relates to what as I cant find it in the list? Same with 15 Star and IGS? Sorry to be a pain but I'm new at this..... Best regards REMER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clk Posted 13 February , 2017 Share Posted 13 February , 2017 (edited) Hi REMER, The date of 17.8.15 is the date that he first entered an active theatre of war, and the theatre code should tell you which theatre that was. I haven't seen one written like that before though, but looking at the (very) potted history of the 1st Battalion on the LLT here, I presume that it must have been somewhere in India (including the modern day Pakistan), or en route. Hopefully, a bit of research around the unit history for WW1 should help to clarify. It might also be worth seeing if there are any surviving service papers for other men on the 14/15 Star Roll of the Regiment with the same theatre/arrival date from which you can probably make some reasonable inferences. "Brit/Vic, 15 Star and IGS" are medal entitlements - see here. There is some good advice on how to research a soldier, and main stream, readily available records - how to interpret them, etc here on the LLT. Good luck with your research. Regards Chris Edited 13 February , 2017 by clk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Inspector Posted 14 February , 2017 Share Posted 14 February , 2017 (edited) Hi All There are 6 men on the Royal Sussex Regt medal award roll, page 2, Roll E/2/3/A 14/15 Stars, all with the same theatre listed. See the MIC Regards Barry 5G (to 31.12.15 then 6) was the frontier regions of India see:-,http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?/topic/150788-1st-bn-royal-sussex-reg-india-links/. This explains a bit more but not fully! Edited 14 February , 2017 by The Inspector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigalni Posted 17 February , 2017 Share Posted 17 February , 2017 Picture of a Durham Light Infantry plate I have...a family piece. Also marked to manufacturer KNARBOROUGH in tiny stamp on reverse.Nothing else on the back. Its quite a solid lump of metal approx. 4inches by 3 inches. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry B Posted 27 April , 2022 Share Posted 27 April , 2022 On 17/02/2017 at 20:59, bigalni said: Picture of a Durham Light Infantry plate I have...a family piece. Also marked to manufacturer KNARBOROUGH in tiny stamp on reverse.Nothing else on the back. Its quite a solid lump of metal approx. 4inches by 3 inches. Alan I picked up one of similar form to the RWF just recently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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