In 1930, Bill's team was awarded runner-up medals. Three years later, they had more success.
M.M. HOSP. C.C. COMPT
WINNERS
1933
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Bill Bailey cricket cup - 1
In 1930, Bill's team was awarded runner-up medals. Three years later, they had more success.
M.M. HOSP. C.C. COMPT
WINNERS
1933
Military Medal cup
The inscription reads:W.K. BAILEY M.M.
1914 - 1918
As I have mentioned previously, the absence of a 1914 or 1914-1915 Star from his medals implies that Bill's WWI military service did not begin until 1916. I haven't found anything else about cups such as these. Were they awarded to all Military Medal holders?
Cap Badge
This is the WWI cap badge of the Leicestershire Regiment. I presume it belonged to Bill Bailey as I can remember it being around since I was very young. Inscriptions on his medals place him in the Worcestershire and South Staffordshire Regiments. Now here is evidence of him serving with yet another regiment.Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Edward VIII coronation medal
The coronation did not, of course, take place. This looks like a cheaply produced souvenir. It is quite soft and malleable - note the dents around the rim. It came from the Crown Lane archive.
Various insignia from the Crown Lane archive
These all came from Crown Lane, but it is impossible to be certain who they belonged to. I am fairly certain they did not belong to Albert Mackie. And no military medals have come to light for Bill Warden. Only the first is definitely his.
This definitely belonged to Bill Warden. "W. Warden" is scratched on the back. Maker's inscription W.O. LEWIS, HOWARD STREET, BIRM is stamped on the back. W.O. Lewis (Badges) Limited was established in 1832 and is still in production today
http://www.lewisbadges.co.uk/
According to http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_Royal_fusiliers_cap_badge this must be the badge of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London) pre WWII or 1952. "The badge of the Royal Fusiliers (City Of London) is the brass with the basic shape of a flaming grenade with a King's Crown on the base of the flame. In the round body of the grenade is a Tudor Rose with a band around it with the following inscription: HONI SOIT QUI MALY PENSE"
The inscription is OLD CONTEMPTIBLES ASSOCIATION, AUG 5 TO NOV 22 1914. The origin of the term Old Contemptibles is given here http://www.firstworldwar.com/atoz/oldcontemptibles.htm . According to http://www.eastreading.com/neighbour/cemetery/index.shtml "They were deployed from Aug 5 (when the ring fortress of Liège was first attacked) to Nov 22 when the crises of the battle of Ypres finally developed into the stagnation and horror of trench warfare."
Stamped on the rear are "672", "REG. NO." followed by six numbers, indistinct, but the last thre are "347" and "JVC&CO LTD, LONDON". I presume the latter indicates the maker, but it is difficult to track down any further details about them. Google search results for JVC are dominated by the electronics company.
Inscriptions are "CONCORDIA VICTRIX" (translates as "Harmony is Conqueror"), "FIRST SURREY RIFLES", "21ST COUNTY OF LONDON". There appears to be a four digit number, presumably a year, on the lower arm of the cross, but it is indistinct. Here is an interesting blog entry about this regiment http://armyservicenumbers.blogspot.com/2009/01/21st-county-of-london-battalion-london.html
WWI cap badge of the Army Service Corps
This definitely belonged to Bill Warden. "W. Warden" is scratched on the back. Maker's inscription W.O. LEWIS, HOWARD STREET, BIRM is stamped on the back. W.O. Lewis (Badges) Limited was established in 1832 and is still in production today
http://www.lewisbadges.co.uk/
According to http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_Royal_fusiliers_cap_badge this must be the badge of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London) pre WWII or 1952. "The badge of the Royal Fusiliers (City Of London) is the brass with the basic shape of a flaming grenade with a King's Crown on the base of the flame. In the round body of the grenade is a Tudor Rose with a band around it with the following inscription: HONI SOIT QUI MALY PENSE" 
The inscription is OLD CONTEMPTIBLES ASSOCIATION, AUG 5 TO NOV 22 1914. The origin of the term Old Contemptibles is given here http://www.firstworldwar.com/atoz/oldcontemptibles.htm . According to http://www.eastreading.com/neighbour/cemetery/index.shtml "They were deployed from Aug 5 (when the ring fortress of Liège was first attacked) to Nov 22 when the crises of the battle of Ypres finally developed into the stagnation and horror of trench warfare."Stamped on the rear are "672", "REG. NO." followed by six numbers, indistinct, but the last thre are "347" and "JVC&CO LTD, LONDON". I presume the latter indicates the maker, but it is difficult to track down any further details about them. Google search results for JVC are dominated by the electronics company.
Inscriptions are "CONCORDIA VICTRIX" (translates as "Harmony is Conqueror"), "FIRST SURREY RIFLES", "21ST COUNTY OF LONDON". There appears to be a four digit number, presumably a year, on the lower arm of the cross, but it is indistinct. Here is an interesting blog entry about this regiment http://armyservicenumbers.blogspot.com/2009/01/21st-county-of-london-battalion-london.html
WWI cap badge of the Army Service Corps
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Bert's gongs - part two
This is inscribed A.C. MACKIE 1925 on the reverse. The box is now a little tatty but it shows that the medal came from Mappin & Webb.
A search on Google reveal that A.C.C. stands for Association of Conservative Clubs. Here are a couple of results:
'The Medal you describe is the "Association Of Conservative Clubs~Distinguished Service Medal"'
'I took it to mappin & webb in London who made the medal and they confirmed it is for the con club'
http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=25053
There is a picture of an almost identical medal on Flickr
'I believe the ACC may represent the Association of Conservative Clubs. Members of the ACC were sometimes affiliated to The Primrose League.'
http://flickr.com/photos/daviddb/2199897514/
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