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The attached photo is of the father of a friend, who served in WW1. He is far right, front row - the Lance Corporal with the Marksman badge. Also shown is a medallion which has 2 crossed No4 rifles on it. Anyone know what this is? The father also served in the Home Guard in WW2, so maybe it was from his time in the Home Guard?
An interesting find, being No 4's it would have to be from his time in the Home Guard, common practice for marksman to be issued an accoutrement to be worn on the sleeve or shoulder of their uniform to denote that they had attained marksman status along with a small yearly stipend.
Dick
The Home Guard were not issued with No.4s and the Home Guard would probably have been disbanded by the time of this medal. However many Home Guard units transformed themselves into civilian rifle clubs after WWII. Our local rifle club is one.
The medal looks civilian to me - NRA? It is certainly not a British Army marksmanship badge to be worn with uniform.
What does the other side of the medal look like?
Can anyone identify the regiment by the cap badge?
It was said that the supply of weapons within the home guard was generally via the old boy network. And that was very similar to lend-lease - only on a larger scale!
The WW1 unit was The Civil Services Rifles. I don't know what is on the other side of the medal, because I have only seen the photo too, but have asked that question of my friend.
I did an extensive online search and the only other thing I found was a picture of a spoon that contained the same crossed rifle design - some shooting competition prize?
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3 X Rifle Shooting Silver Prize Spoon Each Marked 2nd GPMG 1970 | eBay
Maybe 2nd (place) General Purpose Machine Gun Match 1970?
I won many a "Shooting Spoon" when we were still allowed target shooting competitions this country. So I stick to my original comment that is it is a civilian shooting trophy.Quote:
Originally Posted by scoobsean
I don't think there ever was a civilian GPMG competition or award.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beerhunter
Its a P.C.A.U.Rifle shooting winners medal from the early 1950s.What P.C.A.U. means I have no idea,Iv seen one before.
I guess that you are referring to the Shooting Spoon on "that auction site". On the contrary. The NRA Services Meeting is where just such competitions were held back then. Only service members were allowed to shoot but the Meeting was held by the NRA, a civilian organisation.Quote:
Originally Posted by UNPROFOR1994
Im reffering to the medal, on the back it just has PCAU stamped into it.
BRITISH HRC SHOOTING MEDAL, Simpson Ltd
Maybe a British H.R.C. Medal? Whatever that is?
@scoobsean: Can't you just read what's on the other side of the medal? :confused:
Post Conflict Assessment Unit. Shooting Medal.The one iv seen was dated 1954.
Thanks for all you help.
It looks like it was a generic prize design that would have been available from a sports trophy supplier and used for a variety of civilian shooting tournaments.
HRC - Huddersfield Rifle Club?
No, I'm just going from a photo that was posted online. I haves asked what is on the backQuote:
Originally Posted by UNPROFOR1994
Don't think so. If you look at the back of the medal you can see the Royal Air Force motto "Per Ardua Ad Astra" and emblem. This HRC medal is military not civilian.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beerhunter