 Many
of the men and women who were invalided out of the army
after a wound or sickness that led to a medical down-grading
were awarded this badge. It was authorised in September
1916 and applied to soldiers regardless of whether
they had served in a theatre of war or not. Thus a soldier
could 'win' a SWB but have no campaign medals. He
will therefore have a Medal Index
Card. The badges were
individually numbered on the reverse side.
The
Silver
War Badge is
mentioned on the man's medal index card (shown
as "List...") and there are detailed rolls that give
a certain amount of
vital
information about the recipient. At the very least
you will learn the number of the badge and the official
reason
and date of his discharge. The rolls of the SWB are
at the National Archives and are not available online. |