Chris Boonzaier Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 What do you think is on the back of this?It often represents the ultimate possible destruction of any traces of a soldier.A big E-Kiss to anyone who gets it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh kitchen Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Mining Company?War Graves?NAAFI?Army Pay Corps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh kitchen Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 War Office? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Very tricksy, Chris.Show the obverse of a 1914-15 Star and ask us to guess the naming on the unrevealed reverse.Ahhhhh . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted November 9, 2007 Author Share Posted November 9, 2007 NAAFI?Army Pay Corps?I would say, to get a medal with the same as this has on it... many NAAFI and Army Pay Corps soldiers "are no more"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 (edited) Graves Registration Unit pre-dating I.W.G.C.?B.R.C.S.?V.A.D.?F.A.N.Y.?S.J.A.B.?Y.M.C.A.?A.N.C.B.?N.C.C.?Go then give us a decent clue.Graham. Edited November 9, 2007 by Graham Stewart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 easy-Pte. G. Smith R.A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted November 9, 2007 Author Share Posted November 9, 2007 easy-Pte. G. Smith R.A.Ahhh.... I am not sure if you are onto me....Pte. G. Smith R.A. would have been a likely victim.....C'mon Guys... its Friday... have a few glasses of your favourite tipple and I am sure someone will get it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Pte. AtkinsShell tester? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 TheeeeeeeeelarchKamikaze Kamouflage Korps ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted November 10, 2007 Author Share Posted November 10, 2007 "What do you think is on the back of this?It often represents the ultimate possible destruction of any traces of a soldier."It be a trick question mes Amis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 I've wondered about these-I bought a couple of blanks from an antique dealer back in 1974. What were they-replacements? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 I've wondered about these-I bought a couple of blanks from an antique dealer back in 1974. What were they-replacements?It's been 20 years since I collected these, but my recollection is that replacements were named too and that the unnamed Stars probably represent unissued stock, eventually sold off by HMG as scrap / surplus.My tuppence worth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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