British War Medal to:- 53585 Cpl. L. Neish R.S. Fus.

[Kev in Deva]

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My latest acqusition, located in Slatina-Olt, Romania.

Has been polished, but 99% of the detail remains.

Stamped on the edge:-

53585 CPL. L. NIESH R.S. FUS.

Bring to six the number of British War Medals in my collection.

It joins the other 5 British War Medals in my collection:-

91340 Dvr. J. Murray Royal Artillery.

118340 Pnr. J. R. Farrell Royal Engineers.

4615 Pte. T. McKenna Connaught Rangers.

M2-055305 Pte. H. Croucher Army Supply Corps.

838 Cpl. L.W. Martin Royal Engineers.

Kevin in Deva.

[IrishGunner]

Nice regiment. I picked up a Royal Scots Fusilier a few months ago myself.

[Kev in Deva]

Some info via one of the other militaria forums I frequent:

"his full name was Thomas M. L. Neish, he was entitled to the Victory & BW Medals and had the SWB (Silver Wound Badge) No. D/A/1057.

Kevin in Deva.

[Tony]

Hello Kev,

There is a Pte. J Neish on page D/A 1057 of the SWB list although the MIC of Thomas ML Neish does indeed say he can also be found on the same page however, he isn't. J Neish has the number 53585 and was also in the RS Fusiliers.

53585 Pte. J. Neish RS Fusiliers had the badge number B214751, enlisted in Feb. 1916 and was discharged in May 1919. Good luck researching that medal, I think cross checking with the medal roll is the way to go. Oh, I couldn't find the MIC for 53585 J Neish even though the SWB page states he served overseas.

Did you find the other 5 in Romania too? By the way it's Army service Corps

Tony