Manda Higson Posted 3 July , 2022 Share Posted 3 July , 2022 I have come into possession of a Death Plaque with the name Herbert Dunn I have searched military records and have found numerous Herbert Dunns who sadly lost their life during World War 1. Is there any way of identifying which soldier it belongs to. It Came in an envelope with the number 427864 on the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWF1967 Posted 3 July , 2022 Share Posted 3 July , 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Manda Higson said: I have come into possession of a Death Plaque with the name Herbert Dunn I have searched military records and have found numerous Herbert Dunns who sadly lost their life during World War 1. Is there any way of identifying which soldier it belongs to. It Came in an envelope with the number 427864 on the front. The short answer is no. I believe 427864 to be a reference number. A search of CWGC shows only 3 casualties named "Herbert Dunn". , one officer and (8th Cameronians ), and two privates (Lancashire, and Northumberland Fusiliers). Where in the country you purchased the plaque may make one candidate more likely than the others but would not be conclusive. Edited 3 July , 2022 by GWF1967 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted 3 July , 2022 Share Posted 3 July , 2022 the only real way of finding out is to find the custodians of the other medal and plaque groups, one of which will be missing a plaque. there are 3 Herbert's and 11 H Dunn. without looking through the records and rolls to remove which H are not Herbert , it may not show how many in total. questions.. Do you want to keep it? then search the internet for his medals and collect paperwork. if you dont want to keep it, then advertise on ebay or the BMF forum, there is a member looking for plaques to any christian name Dunn recipients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manda Higson Posted 3 July , 2022 Author Share Posted 3 July , 2022 I am new to all this , what is the BMF forum please ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaySearching Posted 3 July , 2022 Share Posted 3 July , 2022 SDGW list three private Herbert Dunn's and one officer Herbert Dunn totalling four the third not on GWF1967 list above is listed as H Dunn on CWGC Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manda Higson Posted 3 July , 2022 Author Share Posted 3 July , 2022 Hi Ray, yes those are the 4 I have narrowed ot down to, thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clk Posted 3 July , 2022 Share Posted 3 July , 2022 Hi Manda, Welcome to the Forum. 12 minutes ago, Manda Higson said: I am new to all this , what is the BMF forum please ? It's the British Medal Forum - Link Regards Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manda Higson Posted 4 July , 2022 Author Share Posted 4 July , 2022 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
303man Posted 5 July , 2022 Share Posted 5 July , 2022 427864 is the plaques unique production reference number. It would have been sent out to the next of kin Jul/Aug/Sep 1921 a few examples with reference numbers close to it. 401148 12 Sep 21 403721 27 Aug 21 406030 27 Aug 21 418213 ?? Aug 21 438267 29 Jul 21 440232 30 Jul 21 443602 04 Aug 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmsk212 Posted 5 July , 2022 Share Posted 5 July , 2022 I see that it is now up for sale on eBay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaySearching Posted 5 July , 2022 Share Posted 5 July , 2022 35 minutes ago, hmsk212 said: I see that it is now up for sale on eBay Along with some 216 +items the seller has for sale Dunn, I believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manda Higson Posted 5 July , 2022 Author Share Posted 5 July , 2022 Yes thats right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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