Who is the man behind my buttonstick?

[bkristof]

Can anyone tell me who soldier 903 /96 was of the 3WR ???

I have a buttonstick (early WW1 model) with this info on it.

It is also marked W broad arrow D 10 (year?)

and on the other side:

Bodill parker & co

limited

manufacturers

& contractors

Birmingham

many thanks,

kristof

[bkristof]

this is a scan of it...

[Terry_Reeves]

Kristof

Go to the MIC section on the NA site and put the number in the appropriate box. This will throw up many pages of men with that number.

WD almost certainly stands for War Department.

Terry Reeves

[riflegreen]

Kristof ,

A quick look at the on line MIC shows 903 Cpl. Thomas Toleman - RWF .

Chris

[riflegreen]

Kristof ,

Wrong regiment , I didn't read it correctly . There are two hits for the Welsh Regiment - Arthur Meredith & William Harrison .

Chris

[Joe Sweeney]

Kristof,

3WR stands for 3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment. There are actually regulations for how units should mark objects and what initials should be used.

Although a great deal of non regulation markings can be found this particular one is dead on regulation.

Unfortunately, the only 903 I could find was for a Terrier Officer in the 1/4 WR.

Could find no other combination of 903/96 etc.

Joe Sweeney

[bkristof]

Hi lads,

thanks for all reply's.

Strange Joe you can't find a soldier...

This model wasn't used anymore after WW1

And i believe the 10 after the War Department mark is the year (or the factory)

[Joe Sweeney]

Not sure about WD and number. Metal objects such as Button Brasses (the correct term, which nobody uses-even then) and Clasp knives were part of items procured by the RACD and were all stamped pre-war with only a WD and number. Can't be the factory since they were only viewed at Pimlico and not at source. Might be year, or might be viewer(??).

Not surprised at no soldier find. He may have never been entitled to any medals.

Joe Sweeney