My dad had an old collection of coins which he collected as a young man. Among them I found an interesting old coin. It is a Greek Drachma coin dated 1930 and is not especially rare or collectable. However the original owner has turned it into a type of medal or tag by grinding down one side of it and drilling a hole at the top. I'm guessing it was worn round the neck on a cord. On the new flat surface he has stamped some letters and numbers on it:
E Le Boeuf
CofE
SSX 20307
I'm asuming that the coin-medal belonged to a soldier who was serving, possibly in Greece in the 1930s or more likely WWII. And he decided to turn the coin, which may have been considered lucky to him, into an medal/identity tag.
Is this unusual or was it common place among soldiers? And can anyone identify the soldier from these details. I have looked on several search sites but have not come up with any likely candidates apart from an Edward Le Boeuf who was born in 1918, so he's the right age to serve in WWII but I can't find records for anyone of that name during the war.
I'm asuming COFE means church of England and SSX is possibly the sussex regiment followed by the regiment number. So if someone has access to the right records they might be able to identify him.
Sadly my dad had a stroke recently and can't recall where he got the coin from but his dad and his uncles served in the war so maybe it came from one of them and belonged to their pal or they found it. But identifying the owner might help.
Any help/info would be welcome.
