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Smith, Ernest James

Silver War Badge 1914-1920

Full Name
Smith, Ernest James
Incident Details
Authority for application W.O.letter No. 3259B/A.G.10 d/-25/11/1916.
Information
Particulars furnished Dover Castle, 29/11/1916. Badge and certificate issued: 12/12/1916.
Rank Name
Gunner
Service Number
S.R/6366
Service From Date
25 Jan 1915
Service To Date
28 May 1915
Reason For Discharge
Paragraph 392 King's Regulations (iii) Not likely to become an efficient soldier (cc) Recruits with more than three months service considered unfit for further military service.
Silver War Badge Number
77071
War Office Ref. Number
RGA/62
Overseas
No
Service
British Army
Primary Unit
Royal Garrison Artillery
Secondary Unit
2 Company Provisional Battalion
Archive Reference
SWB/2984
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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Publication info

Publication Title
Silver War Badge 1914-1920
Content Source
The National Archives of the UK iconThe National Archives of the UK
Last Updated
29/10/2023
Description
The Silver War Badge was issued in the United Kingdom to service personnel who had been honourably discharged due to wounds or sickness during World War I.