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Silver War Badge 1914-1920

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Full Name: Jacob, Robert
Incident Details: Medical grounds. An entry to this effect appearing on the documents and discharge certificate of this man. Award previously refused vide War Office letter No. 1016B/A.G.10., dated 5th October, 1916.
Information: Particulars furnished Dover Castle, 14/02/1917. Badge and Certificate issued: Dover, 22/02/1917.
Rank Name: Gunner
Service Number: S.R/3666
Service From Date: 1 Sep 1914
Service To Date: 17 Nov 1914
Reason For Discharge: Paragraph 392 King's Regulations (iii) Not likely to become an efficient soldier (c) Recruit within three months of enlistment considered unfit for service.
Silver War Badge Number: 27,883
War Office Ref. Number: RGA/118
Overseas: No
Service: British Army
Primary Unit: Royal Garrison Artillery
Secondary Unit: 40 Company
Archive Reference: SWB/2984
Conflict Period: World War I
Served For: United Kingdom
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Publication Title: Silver War Badge 1914-1920
Content Source: The National Archives of the UK
Last Updated: 29 Oct 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.