Military Details
Regiment: King’s Shropshire Light Infantry
Rank: Private
Service Number: 3466
Date of Enlistment: 10 May 1915
Date of Discharge: 17 July 1915
Reason for Discharge: Not likely to become an efficient soldier (due to epilepsy)
Medals and Awards
Joseph was awarded the Silver War Badge number 232711 on 6 July 1917
Silver War Badge
The Silver War Badge was issued in the United Kingdom and the British Empire to service personnel who had been honourably discharged due to wounds or sickness from military service in World War I. The badge, sometimes known as the "Discharge Badge", the "Wound Badge" or "Services Rendered Badge", was first issued in September 1916, along with an official certificate of entitlement.