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Post Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:54 pm    Post subject: K.S.W. Reply with quote
What means K.S.W. after a name as in "Lieutenant Edgecumbe, RN, K.S.W."

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Post Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Greetings Patrick,

I thought at first it could have been something like a Swedish Knight, or other European award. Perhaps he had attended a Belgian Beer Festival! I have checked my almanacks, other reference books and the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. No sign of KSW. Intriguing!

What did Lt. Edgecumbe get up to ?

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Post Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 4:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Swedish Order was Knight of the Sword (KS) see Sidney Smith.

A possibility is Knight of St Vladimir (Russian) maybe spelled as Wladimir?

All I have is his obit in the Gentleman's Mag. 1826, ii, p 188: d on 22 July 1826 whil 1st Lt. on Gloucester.
Born 1790, Lt 1811
To young then to be one of those officers who served under one of the flags during the Russo-Swedish conflict.

Inbev is on strike, here. No more beer. Probably the second revolution in some days! Wink

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