Article 2 - British Registered Design Numbers
The numbering sequence of British Registered Design Numbers began in 1884. The example in photograph can therefore be dated to post 1940.
1- 19999 - 1884
20,000 - 1885
40,800 - 1886
64,700 - 1887
81,800 - 1888
117,800 - 1889
142,300 - 1890
164,000 - 1891
186,400 - 1892
206,100 - 1893
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Article 1 - Silver War Badge to the General Staff - 35 in total
According to Davies and Maddock, during the course of the Great War, 78 British and Dominion officers of the rank of brigadier-general and above were killed or died during active service, while another 146 were wounded, gassed, or captured. What this statistic does not reveal is that amongst their various honours and awards, were those awarded the rather more humble Silver War Badge. From a s... read more