brett361975 Posted 6 February , 2018 Share Posted 6 February , 2018 I have just come across a disc / or some sort of I.D tag that I have had for many years. It is made of metal, with a hole in the top for a cord maybe ? Written on one side is the following - MSM LISTER 8 W.Q M.Q TS WING BK I found it with a metal detector whilst based at Bulford Camp - which would explain the Wing BK (Barracks ? ) I am at a bit of a loss as to what the rest could mean. Any ideas / help would be much appreciated Kindest regards Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 6 February , 2018 Share Posted 6 February , 2018 (edited) Not sure, but it appears to be an address (or the name of a store or something?) .... M.S.M. Lister Mechanist Sergeant Major* Lister (?) 8, W.Q. 8, West Quadrant M.QTS. Married Quarters WING BK Ward Wing Barracks (Bulford) Possibly a key ring of some sort or, maybe, genuinely a 'dog tag' (ie for dogs!) Dave. * not too sure on this, but I think it was a Warrant Officer grade uniquely for the Royal Engineers from the 1920's/30's (then again, MSM could simply be the chap's initials!) Edited 7 February , 2018 by CROONAERT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 6 February , 2018 Share Posted 6 February , 2018 (edited) 12 hours ago, CROONAERT said: Not sure, but it appears to be an address (or the name of a store or something?) .... M.S.M. Lister Mechanist Sergeant Major* Lister (?) 8, W.Q. 8, West Quadrant M.QTS. Married Quarters Ward BK Ward Barracks (Bulford) Possibly a key ring of some sort or, maybe, genuinely a 'dog tag' (ie for dogs!) Dave. * not too sure on this, but I think it was a Warrant Officer grade uniquely for the Royal Engineers from the 1920's/30's (then again, MSM could simply be the chap's initials!) Brilliant stuff, I think that you are bang on the money with your interpretation. I suspect it is the fob from the key to MSM Lister’s married quarter at Wing Barracks. ID tags were often misused/re-purposed (depending on point of view) as key tags even in much more recent times. Edited 7 February , 2018 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 7 February , 2018 Share Posted 7 February , 2018 41 minutes ago, CROONAERT said: WING BK Ward Wing Barracks (Bulford) Made a slight error (now corrected) ... 'Ward' and 'Wing' were both barrack names at Bulford and I erroneously typed the wrong one! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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