Hello, Pam. Yes, a Silver War Badge can be researched on the basis of the number shown on the back of it, provided that the number has either a "B-" prefix or no prefix at all. If it has an "RN" prefix it was awarded to a naval person and it is unresearchable. Assuming that the badge has "B-" prefix or no prefix at all, your best bet is to contact Great War Medals, PO Box 1914, London, N14 7XS; tel 020 8482 1918, or e-mail malaw@greatwarmedals.freeserve.co.uk . They undertake this research for £4.50 per badge number. (I have no connection with Great War Medals other than having been a very satisfied customer of theirs for the last twenty years.) Ken. (in West Sussex, UK) ----- Original Message ----- From: greatwar-request@rootsweb.com To: greatwar@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 8:06 AM Subject: GREATWAR Digest, Vol 2, Issue 25 Today's Topics: 1. Silver War Badge (Pam Gardner) Message: 1 Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:46:49 -0000 From: "Pam Gardner" <pgassoc@tiscali.co.uk> Subject: [GREATWAR] Silver War Badge To: <greatwar@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <001301c74e0d$0065c740$4101a8c0@peterwl3f5lq4r> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Any suggestions please as to how to research the name of the recipient of the SWB based on the medal number? many thanks Pam Gardner ------------------------------
First World War veteran Victor `Lloyd' Clemett dies at age 107 The Canadian Press TORONTO - Victor `Lloyd' Clemett, who was one of three surviving Canadian First World War veterans, has died at the age of 107. Clemett, born in 1899 in Toronto, enlisted in 1916 at the age of 16, following in the footsteps of his three older brothers. Clemett was sent to England after just three weeks of training and later stationed in France. His death in a Toronto hospital late Wednesday leaves just two surviving First World War veterans in Canada. Clemett, survived by two sons, had lived in the veteran's residence of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto since 2004. There will be a private funeral service for family and close friends. Some sites about hm http://data2.archives.ca/cef/ren2/025052a.gif http://data2.archives.ca/cef/ren2/025052b.gif http://www.theglobeandmail.com/series/remembrance/stories/clemett.html http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/Test9.jsp?id=128595&highlight=36&desc=1911+Census+of+Canada+page+containing+Lloyd+Clemmett And a few of his comrades. http://firstworldwar.cloudworth.com/still-living-veterans-of-world-war-one.php Lest We Forget. Pvt William Middleton London Ont. MIA WW1 Pvt Ellery Ball. Dundas Ont. KIA WW! John Young VC WW1 Craftsman Ellery Denton Survivor WW2 Nelson. : Nelson