My Grandfathers WWI medals include the War Medal, Victory Medal and the Territorial Force War Medal engraved as " 602025 Sapper W T PLANT Royal Engineers".
In addition to these however are :-
"Territorial Efficency Medal" engraved as 2556322 SGLN W T Plant R.C.of SIG.
"Army Temperance Medal INDIA 1897 "
Badge or medalion with the number "6" and letters T , A and A and the date 1889.
There is also a photograph dated 1910 of him in a Military Brass Band with the inscription
"Telegraph Companies, Army Troops, Engineer Unit Southern Area"
It is understood that he joined the part time TA so that he could obtain the use of a French Horn and play music.
As practice would have been on at least a weekly basis the Band must have been local in the Alum Rock /Aston area.
Can any one shed light on location and extent of the TA before WWI
Thanks R0Y
In addition to these however are :-
"Territorial Efficency Medal" engraved as 2556322 SGLN W T Plant R.C.of SIG.
"Army Temperance Medal INDIA 1897 "
Badge or medalion with the number "6" and letters T , A and A and the date 1889.
There is also a photograph dated 1910 of him in a Military Brass Band with the inscription
"Telegraph Companies, Army Troops, Engineer Unit Southern Area"
It is understood that he joined the part time TA so that he could obtain the use of a French Horn and play music.
As practice would have been on at least a weekly basis the Band must have been local in the Alum Rock /Aston area.
Can any one shed light on location and extent of the TA before WWI
Thanks R0Y