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Is this a orignal waffen ss ring ? whats are your thoughts has a 1943 inside the ring

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Hi everybody, i am just trying to look into a medal group, which belonged to my grandfather Thomas Bertie Foster.
Im afraid i dont have the medals to hand to photograph, but they are as follows:

1914-15 star - BWM - Victory - GSM (kurdistan & Iraq) - Defence Medal - Police LSGC

The ww1 trio is named to - SS 1015 SGT T B FOSTER S&T Corps
The GSM is named to SS 1015 IA SJT T B FOSTER

Army Form B 2079 records that my Grandfather enlisted in Peterborough on 24th April 1915, and that he had seen active service overseas (france and flanders).
He had served for four years, three hundred and sixty-three days, (Nearly five years)in the Royal Army Service Corps. He had been a horse transport driver.

My first query is this:

His discharge from the RASC took place at Woolwich Common on 21st April, 1920.
He must have decided that he enjoyed Army life as he re-enlisted for another four years the following day.
However, Army Form B 2079 reveals that he enlisted for the Indian Army Service Corps, in Delhi on 22nd April 1920
What I don’t understand is how this could have taken place , on the very next day, in Delhi??

My second Query is this:

My understanding of the Prefix SS is for Supply Special in the ASC, and wanted to confirm if it would be the same for the Indian army’s S&T Corps??

many thanks for reading!
any help appreciated!!
Ed

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It seems like a long time since I have been able to add a silver PAB to my collection. :rolleyes:
This one recently arrived in the mail. cool militaria
The condition is good and it retains most of it’s silver finish. What is interesting is the hinge used was one of the two early hinge variants S&L already used on there hollow buntmetal badges.
These are not seen for sale very often in this condition.
Ralph.

I believe that the pin is original to the badge but what I find interesting is the way the point is finished. It has been cut like a nail rather than rounded out smoothly. I don’t remember any of my other awards having a pin that is finished at the end like this one.

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Identical to the one in weber’s 2008 book - which i hope means it’s good! Thanks a lot

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