Jim Strawbridge Posted 26 August , 2022 Share Posted 26 August , 2022 At auction, today, at Rendell's, Ashburton was a memorial plaque commemorating those that died in WW1 and were members of the O.B.S. Exeter branch. It appears to have been wall-mounted at sometime. I put in a modest bid but it went for £100 + buyer's commission so hopefully has gone to a good home locally. However does anyone know what O.B.S. stands for ? It will probably be the blatantly obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 26 August , 2022 Author Share Posted 26 August , 2022 (edited) Found another bit of regalia on the Web. Seems to be masonic in origin. Edited 26 August , 2022 by Jim Strawbridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil 2242 Posted 26 August , 2022 Share Posted 26 August , 2022 It's a trade union, the Operative Bricklayer's Society. Looks like there's some tools of the trade on that second piece of regalia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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helpjpl Posted 27 August , 2022 Share Posted 27 August , 2022 On 26/08/2022 at 10:32, Jim Strawbridge said: William George Commins, born 1885 in Exeter, was a bricklayer like his father William Henry. 31108 Pte W G Commins 34th Bn Royal Fusiliers died 08 September 1917 at the 5th Southern General Hospital, Portsmouth, and is buried at Exeter Higher Cemetery: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/349792/w-g-commins/ JP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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