A great puzzle - Can we have a positive ID?

[Noor]

Hi all,

 

I came across this nice silver medallion and I must say that the owner's name was rather odd on it. I am confident that the medallion is named using the nickname, or what you think? 

Now, there is a service number and a unit but unfortunately nothing on Ancestry or Findmypast comes up. Medallion is made in Birmingham and letter V indicates year 1920.

Unfortunately I also wasn't able to locate from long long trail page unit 493 Coy Motor Transport Royal Army Service Corps (MTRASC).

 

Now, is there a way or sources to put a real name next to this medallion. I am almost thinking can it be a famous Manchester City footballer William "Spud" Murphy (23/03/1895-07/01/1962) who looks like played for an army as well period of time.

 

Thank you for any help and inputs guys!

[Kath]

https://culinarylore.com/food-history:why-are-potatoes-called-spuds/

[Noor]

14 minutes ago, Kath said:

https://culinarylore.com/food-history:why-are-potatoes-called-spuds/

 

Yes, I am aware of that - that's why I am assuming it's a nickname on the medal. I would like to see parents who would call their child like that

[museumtom]

All Murphy's use the nickname SPUD

[Neil 2242]

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_col=200&_cr1=WO+372&_hb=tna&_q=EMT%2F44299+murphy

 

Looks like him.

[IPT]

Ah well. Michael, not William.

[Mark1959]

Ancestry do not seem to have indexed his MIC correctly. Medal roll shows EMT/44299 and then M/376944.

Roll shows re-enlisted RASC 7/4/1919

Around these parts many with the surname Taylor are nicknamed Spud - figure that one out.

Edited 30 October , 2018 by Mark1959

[JulianR]

I would say that it is either the winners or runners up medal from the 1921-22 Egyptian Command Championship football competition, There will, I think, be no War Diary as the war is now long over and the requirement to keep War Diaries would have lapsed.  I am sure somewhere there will be a list of post-War Garrison units, WO95/4462 has a War Diary for Officer Commanding Army Service Corps from March 1916 - Jan 1920 and WO95/4469 has various ASC War Diaries, but none for a MT Coy up to July 1921, 

 

WO95/4470 contains the War Diary for 493 MT Coy ASC from May to December 1919.  It was not been digitised, so will need a visit.

 

As for the Taunton Courier it was a match between the YMCA and Depot S.L.I. i.e. the Somerset Light Infantry, and I think it is unlikely, although not impossible, that a RASC Cpl was playing for them.

[Noor]

Thank you so much guys!