LETTER FROM KING GEORGE VI
To Joe Bowmen Archer  -  72, The Oval
Son of Joe and Meggie Archer

[ R.I.  Rex Imperator  -  Latin: King Emperor. ]

CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY
Private Joe Bowmen Archer

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JOE ARCHER Snr
Father of Private Joe Bowmen Archer
Husband of Meggie Archer

This Lapel Badge was issued to my Grandfather Joseph Archer (1886 -1962).  I believe that these badges
were issued to workers in Reserved Occupations, as in the early days of WW1 men who were
not in uniform were often given a white feather as a sign of cowardice.  Joe worked as a
Shifter in a coal mine in the Gateshead area at the time, and moved to The Oval,
Washington in 1931 when he was offered a job at Washington F Pit.

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Images & Comments:  Thanks to Joseph Bowmen Archer's Nephew,  Ernie Guy, Member of Washington History Society.

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