Sue S Posted 24 October , 2014 Share Posted 24 October , 2014 Hi, I have a badge for the Old Contemptibles Association with a number on the back (2224). Does anyone know the significance of the numbers? Thanks. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonmate Posted 28 October , 2014 Share Posted 28 October , 2014 Sue Most of these badges also had a suffix letter with the number. There are a few threads here on the subject of the OCA. The number,much like the Silver War Badge, has the number to identify the recipient,but it seems that the list of the numbers is a bit like the "Holy Grail",as one of the threads calls it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tony Dyer Posted 30 October , 2014 Share Posted 30 October , 2014 By Tony Dyer I hacve Old Contemptibles Association Badge No 2839 which I believe belonged to a Gascoyne forebear who was in the Royal Garrison Artillery originating in Portsmouth/Gosport. At the moment I can't work out which one of 4 brothers and cousins it might have been. Once I do that I will post his name and number. If anyone can give lead to how to get into OCA records for the Portsmouth Branch I would be most grateful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombadier Posted 31 October , 2014 Share Posted 31 October , 2014 As far as I have been able to find out, the Portsmouth branch records no longer exist. They are certainly not in the central library archives. The standard is, I believe, laid up in the Garrison Church in Old Portsmouth. Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkalotloudly Posted 31 October , 2014 Share Posted 31 October , 2014 I have a couple of magazines from this association dating from the early 1970`s bit sad as the associations were all winding up due to their dwindling numbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw Posted 31 October , 2014 Share Posted 31 October , 2014 There are various OCA archives in local records offices around the country. I presume that they will all have been searched for a master badge number list or even their own district badge number list. But who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue S Posted 2 November , 2014 Author Share Posted 2 November , 2014 Thanks for your replies. Regards Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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