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    Gordon Craig

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    1. Rittersmith1916,

      I would suggest that you contact cef.research@rogers.com .  I know this individual personally and he can supply you with good results in the search for information on your father.  It will take a couple of month for the LAC to respond to a request for information on your father so the sooner you start your research the sooner you will receive some answers.  The researcher and I are both members of the Ottawa Branch or the Orders and Medals Research Society (OMRS).

      Good luck in your quest.

      Regards,

      Gordon

    2. No one,

      Thanks for your comments.  I suspected that these medals were not authentic once I compared them with the first medal that I posted on this thread.  They came as part of a large lot so cost overall was very low.  Part of collecting is learning through buying medals that are not correct.   Thanks again for your assistance.

      Regards,

      Gordon

       

    3. No one,

      Thanks for the explanation.  Sorry that I haven't responded sooner.  I just saw your post now.  I have two more medals from Taiwan that I need some help with hence I was browsing this thread again.  From this thread, the medals and the ribbons don't seem to match but they have certainly been assembled correctly.  Bothe medals are below and I would appreciate any comments that you care to make.  Or anyone else for that matter.

      Regards,

      Gordon

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    4. Rittersmith916,

      WWII records can be obtained, under certain circumstance, from the Library and Archives Canada.  Best results are gained through the use of an experienced researcher.  Proof of death must accompany any submissions for your dad's records.  The more information you can provide on your father the researcher the better.

      Regards,

      Gordon

    5. Wyomingguy,

      Interesting artifact.  Certainly too heavy to wear as a bracelet.   It doesn't seem to have a clasp either.  I did find something similar in a search on line and you can find it here https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/orders-decorations-third-reich/bracelet-8690/   The medals on the chain seem to be authentic but without any provenance it is hard to say who made it or when.

      Regards,

      Gordon 

    6. Tupper,

      The wings are correct for the Spanish Civil War.   Here is a link to a posting of a Legion Condor uniform showing this kind of badge.   https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/axis-militaria/spanish-civil-war-condor-legion-pilot-grouping-782523/ There are lots of confusing posts showing pilots wings with crowns worn by the Nationalist side but the crown was not added to these wings until after the end of the Spanish Civil War.  

      Regards,

      Gordon

    7. Cagedfalcon,

      Nice condition for its age.  Why do you think that it is Marine?  I see a standard Heer waffenampt (acceptance mark) that you might be able to trace.  These stamps were issued to individuals and moved with the from job to job.  If it were Kriegsmarine issue I would expect Marine mark and none are visible in your photos.  Is there one somewhere that does not appear in your photos?  I've attached a link to a French language web site that has some excellent photos of Kriegsmarine stamps on different pieces of equipment.  The language of the site is not important because we are only interested in the pictures.

      Also, a picture of waffeenampt stamps used by different organizations in the Wehrmacht, police, SS etc.

       

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      Regards,

      Gordon 

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    8. ilclifton,

      Sorry that no one was able to answer your question.  I do not own one of these awards so was unable to comment.  Even if I did, I would hesitate to comment on pictures as authentic or not.  Owning one cross would not make me an authority.  I rarely comment on pictures of awards that I am very familiar with for pictures do not tell you all you need to know about a medal or an award.  I hope that your cross turns out to be authentic.

      Regards,

      Gordon

    9. diwe,

      Interesting uniform and questions.  Makers labels often have the name of the individual defaces somehow and I have never been able to find a satisfactory method of uncovering the information that I wanted.  Perhaps if you posted pictures of the label someone would be able to offer some solutions to you and the rest of us.

      Regards,

      Gordon

       

    10. https://haynault.be/fr/vente-publique/84/item/436  

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      BELGIAN CONGO, The Colonial Green Cross of Belgium,

      BELGIAN CONGO,
      The Colonial Green Cross of Belgium,

      Bronze plaque, 89 x 71mm, by Oscar De Clerck, two Europeans in colonial costume sitting at the foot of a baobab, above them, the Congolese star and a cross , rev. THE COLONIAL GREEN CROSS OF BELGIUM awarded to "Mr. René COTY, PRESIDENT of the FRENCH REPUBLIC 1954" (Vancraenbroeck 59).

      The Belgian Colonial Green Cross, created in Paris in 1888, aimed to help soldiers and civilians repatriated from Africa. After independence, it became the African Green Cross of Belgium and came to the aid of Africans. This plaque was awarded to President René Coty in gratitude for his help with the French paratroopers in Stanleyville.

      PROVENANCE: Antwerp Collection. Elsen, sale 71, Lot 3816.
      Unique, marks on the edge, superb.

      Regards,

      Gordon

       

    11. Ladies and Gentlemen,

      The Israelis do not issued many medals and therefore only a ribbon was issued for the Yom Kipur war Oct 6 1973.  I have pictured here what I believe is one of these ribbon on the card it was issued with.  I would request a translation of the Hebrew printed on the brown card.  A white card came with the brown card and I do not know the actual connection between the two but I would appreciate a translation of the printed and hand written text on the white card.  How are the two cards connected?

      Regards,

      Gordon

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