chaz Posted 3 December , 2006 Share Posted 3 December , 2006 Gentlemen (and women), tried a search to no avail and the Wardrobe isnt open tonight!! one of todays buys is to a Private in 1st Btn Wilts Regt. 6000 number so an early one and qualifier for 14star and bar . he is recorded as ... 'Subsequently discharged 9th March 1917 reason Termination of first period of engagement. And issued a Silver War Badge number as per mic below ' Question being (as I have a copy of Wilts Regt rolls) is that a/ why discharged at the end of engagement when the war still had a year and a half to go and b/ MIC shows a SWB but rolls do not? the swb number is not in the same style as general issued ones being prefixed rather than normal number only ones. any light as the wardrobe is dark at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armoured Farmer Posted 3 December , 2006 Share Posted 3 December , 2006 You say that you have the Wilts Regt Rolls, which rolls? The note SWB List C/882 shows the SWB is recorded by the Exeter Record Office on page 882 of its SWB roll. The Exeter office administered the DCLI, Wilts, Hamps, Dorsets, SLI and Devons. What is the source for the date of discharge. Pre-war soldiers were discharged at the end of a period of engagement during the war if they wished, certainly until 1916. Regards Hugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted 3 December , 2006 Author Share Posted 3 December , 2006 Hugh the rolls are the medal rolls recently published by 'the wardrobe' , 14star, 14-15 star, bwm and swb. the discharge date is from the 14 star roll, 1/091 (1st btn /page 91). and the bwm roll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armoured Farmer Posted 4 December , 2006 Share Posted 4 December , 2006 Is he not on the SWB roll? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted 4 December , 2006 Author Share Posted 4 December , 2006 not on the swb from the published Wilts Regiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armoured Farmer Posted 4 December , 2006 Share Posted 4 December , 2006 I'll check the reference later this week at Kew and let you know. Hugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armoured Farmer Posted 8 December , 2006 Share Posted 8 December , 2006 Chaz, There may not be any answers for you. I looked at the relevant roll for SWB and his page, C/882, is officially missing from it. See below, from WO 329/3018 Regards Hugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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