thejavelinman Posted 24 October , 2008 Share Posted 24 October , 2008 Today I bought some overseas chevrons together with a dog tag stating 208483, C E, A E Gough. Of course I can't be sure the dog tag and chevrons were definately of the same soldier however I was quite curious about the chevrons as there are 6, the colour of them is quite faded on the outward side, but if I turn it over I can see that 5 were once blue and the 6th was seperate and was red for 1914 service. In most photos the most you see is 5 chevrons for each of the war years (if they belonged to the old contemptables), does anyone know if a 6th was given for service in 1919? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Marshall Posted 24 October , 2008 Share Posted 24 October , 2008 Hi, Interesting question........ I can't see the Army of Occupation in the Rhineland getting one, but I can see no reason why the North Russia campaign wouldn't have, and while we're at it, why not India and the Middle East? Campaign medals were granted for each of these. ACI anyone? Cheers, Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 25 October , 2008 Share Posted 25 October , 2008 Qualifying service for overseas chevrons ceased on 1 May 1920, and their wearing was discontinued in 1922. So a total of seven was possible, never seen more than 5 though, Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejavelinman Posted 26 October , 2008 Author Share Posted 26 October , 2008 Thanks very much for the advice, I thought it was unusual, but as they were cheap I didn't take much of a risk really. Here are some pictures of the front and the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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