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alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 05/08/2013 08:55 am This was issued December 1917 in Desvres, Pas de Calais, France. Can anyone fully translate the initials for me? Report this Post to the Staff

Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2134 Posts	Posted 05/08/2013 2:37 pm A pommy guess is 2nd Australian Infantry Brigade See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Br..._(Australia) Is it named on the edge or reverse, please ? Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 05/08/2013 3:01 pm B%$Â£"r!! My old eyes read the 2 as an E, must be time to clean the screen. I'd guessed most of the rest, but it's odd to think of a sports day amid the carnage of trench warfare. Thank you Pertinax Report this Post to the Staff
Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2134 Posts	Posted 05/08/2013 3:30 pm Keeping the men occupied during a rest period is a great way to keep them out of trouble. Having a sports day is a great way to raise morale and to divert the men's attention from the horrors they've seen/the atrocities of war. I have WW1 British army prize medals from India, Egypt, and the Western Front. They're a great bit of family/social history as well. Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 05/08/2013 5:13 pm This is probably just after the war, 1919-25 Report this Post to the Staff
Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2134 Posts	Posted 05/08/2013 5:37 pm What a lovely design ! Though the figure in the foreground looks a bit crude. It's not clear to me whether he's praying or sleeping. Report this Post to the Staff
Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 05/08/2013 5:51 pm I'd take a guess and say he's praying. Notice the rising sun on the left? life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 05/08/2013 6:59 pm Definitely praying. Notice the bare feet and sandals foreground. Report this Post to the Staff
Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 05/09/2013 12:39 am Quote: Notice the bare feet and sandals foreground. The explanation is in the small details eh? life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 05/15/2013 05:59 am The medal has arrived and it has details not mentioned by the seller. On the reverse: COMPANY DRILL WON BY CPL H KING "C" COY. 6TH BN. It's possible to trace UK army personnel records on t'internet Does Australia have the same facility? Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 05/16/2013 2:22 pm Bronze, 32 mm, made by Fattorini & Sons Bradford Report this Post to the Staff
Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2134 Posts	Posted 05/16/2013 2:45 pm Try looking at http://www.awm.gov.au/research/info.../served_ww1/ . Ancestry might have records. Report this Post to the Staff
Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 05/16/2013 7:17 pm Does Australia have the same facility? Australia has a pretty good facility. http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/ex...s/index.aspx I just put my Father's and Brother's full names in here, and got some Service Details data for both. http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/Sear...cSearch.aspx life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved Report this Post to the Staff
r9453 Valued Member Australia 86 Posts	Posted 05/16/2013 8:11 pm I think he might be Harold King SERN 2641. Edited by r9453 05/17/2013 03:17 am Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 05/17/2013 05:07 am How can you not love this place? Ask a question, go to bed, and when you wake up; Voila! The good folk of CCF have done most of the work for you. Many thanks Pertinax, Nancy and r9453. This site rocks. Report this Post to the Staff
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