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    2. There have been some threads on the subject, here's one:
    3. It's possible the man in the photo wears medal awarded to his deceased wife. I saw examples of people wearing awards of close relatives who passed away.
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    5. IMHO this is a mistake, for such high rank he should have been awarded 3rd class or higher. 5th class was reserved for junior officers.
    6. Not sure what makes you think this is obscure? Border Force and Immigration Enforcement are government uniformed law enforcement officers, yes by virtue of the UK system they are civil servants. As are Prison Officers and HM Coastguard. Most countries around the world recognise their customs and law enforcement officials and have done so for many years including Commonwealth countries such as Canada and Australia.Your attitude seems to reflect what's so wrong with the medals and honours system in the UK, you seem to think recognition of service is only deserving of the military or at a push the 'emergency services' ( more media driven nonsensical terminology). I am not even going down the celebrity, sports establishment honours. Why are they undeserving of a long service reward ? Long time overdue in my opinion, for the low paid, at times difficult and sometimes dangerous job they do. UK Border Force regularly deploy overseas and have deployed in most major conflict zones where there has been emergency evacuations of British Citizens. They have huge pressures 24/7 dealing with maritime issues in the English channel. Not an easy job dealing with desperate people in dangerous waters, that often ends in tragedy. Immigration Enforcement often work in difficult inner city areas doing a job that is challenging, whilst being vilified by sections of the media and politicians. It's not just sitting at an airport desk asking for a passport, which in itself is a job that at times leaves them subject to verbal and physical abuse. Your comments sadly show your ignorance or are intentionally disingenuous.
    7. The gathering in the collection world, I'm on the left...
    8. I'll have to check on this The price Hanafy quoted is for a bulk purchase of 4 books, all shipped to the same foreign destination.
    9. I'll give you ten seconds to consider, send me ten Carl Legion crosses, otherwise...
    10. Nice! Love the Black Eagle! The Oldenburg Crosses are beautiful too! Love that 2-place bar as well!
    11. Was the officers collar fully coloured or were there collar patches as worn by the other ranks ?
    12. There has been much discussion regarding the naming of Australian Police LSGC medals. It is challenging to attach any rules to it. There are also at least two known examples of LSGC’s to Queensland Police that were issued unnamed. Below are some examples.
    13. Absolutely beautiful! I can’t even compete, this has already been shown here at least twice, the second one, practically common place now:
    14. Dear Gentlemen, Here is the identification of a medal posted here: I'm not sure this medal is a "Naval Merit Medal", without a picture of the reverse to confirm it if there is an inscription. On the obverse, one can see the portait of General Bì Shùchéng of the Zhilu Coalition Army and under it the inscription which read "Gift from Bì Shùchéng". At 3 o'clock there is a panoply of weapons and at 9 o'clock half a ship. The reason I think is because he was, in the winter of 1925, successively promoted commander-in-chief of Jinan Defense, commander-in-chief of the maritime defense (commander of the Bohai Fleet), envoy of the Jiaodong Protector and commander of the Eighth Army. - this document is public domain: Yours sincerely, No one
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    16. Dear Gentlemen, Here is the identification of a medal posted here: - "First Division Zhilu* Coalition Army". It is more likely that this is an ID badge for the division staff, not a medal. *Chihli-Shantung / Zhili -Shandong - There is another one, and it's a pass: - Here is a medal "3rd class medal": This one has the ribbon of the Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure! There are no identical center pieces with the tiger. Yours sincerely, No one
    17. Dear Farkas, Thank you for taking the time to explain exactly how to interpret the ribbon bars. Your work is greatly appreciated. I purchased this ribbon bar because of the combination of OBE and MM. I found it pleasing. Yours sincerely, No one PS: your message didn't show up, neither does mine
    18. The only way to obtain information about him, assuming he didn't win any high awards, is to request a copy of his service record from Bundesarchiv: https://www.bundesarchiv.de/EN/Content/Artikel/Artikel-ausserhalb-der-Navigation/Hinweise-milit-Unterlagen-persbez/benutzen-hinweise-militaerische-unterlagen-persbezogen-en.html
    19. Agreed! Actwas able to see that one in person awhile back. Used to own one in a case, wish I hadn’t lost my archives
    20. Thank you so much Gordon! Dad never talked much of his service other than some random comments. He took part in attacking a Uboat off Misco Island at the start of the St. Lawrence Seaway. Also saw many smoke plumes from sunken ships and occasional life boat. He hated the Uboats, needless to say.
    21. Hello! I did one mistake... It´s NOT Heeresgruppe Erzherzog Joseph, but Heeresfront Erzherzog Joseph! Since Jan.5, 1917 the Eastern Front was divided in Heeresfront des "Oberbefehlshabers Ost" (Commander-in-Chief East) and the Heeresfront Erzherzog Joseph. The Heeresfront Erzherzog Joseph consisted of: K.u.k. 7th army, K.u.k. 1st army and Heeresgruppe Mackensen with german 9th army and bulgarian 3rd army. So the recipient could be a german soldier! I don´t know anything about the sticks. Maybe they teached some soldiers something and needed the stick to show something? No idea...
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