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Silver War Badge
« on: Thursday 18 August 11 11:35 BST (UK) »
Does anyone have any idea of when the silver war badge changed from open work to solid or vica versa. There are two different types in the Suffolk Regiment Museum & I would like to know which would have been awarded to my gt uncle in 1916.

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Re: Silver War Badge
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 18 August 11 12:19 BST (UK) »
2 types of Silver War Badge for WW1 originally issued 16-17 and continued to 1920..They were both open in design

The WW2 Kings badge was same sort of idea but un-numbered and solid "For Loyal Service" on it

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Re: Silver War Badge
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 18 August 11 12:46 BST (UK) »
Thanks Ady,
 I have also just learnt that the 'solid' badges were issued in WW2. My gt uncle was definitely invalided out losing fingers and having chest & face injuries.

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Re: Silver War Badge
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 18 August 11 12:48 BST (UK) »
Does anyone have any photo's they could pm to me, it would be good to be able to show them to the suffolk reg museum & compare the different badges to those they hold.

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Re: Silver War Badge
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 18 August 11 12:59 BST (UK) »
Here you are :)
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Re: Silver War Badge
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 18 August 11 13:00 BST (UK) »
SWB Great War :)
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Tallon (Whittington Lancs/Hartshead West Yorkshire)

Researching all Great War soldiers from the Spen Valley of West Yorkshire Especially lads from the Cleckheaton Company of 1/4th West Riding Regiment.

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Re: Silver War Badge
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 18 August 11 19:08 BST (UK) »
Thank you so much, the 2 pictures match the badges in the museum. So one for each war. I can pass that news on to them.

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Essex-Piper, Cutmore
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