Tim B Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Morning Gordon, The medal does display quite nicely as is, are you sure you want to change it? Seems I have seen similar card backing on more than a few examples, was this common for the British medals? Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambert Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 hello everyone! I would like to identify my MV British Nominated: L-26225 Gnr. J. Connell. RA lambert :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Morning Gordon, The medal does display quite nicely as is, are you sure you want to change it? Seems I have seen similar card backing on more than a few examples, was this common for the British medals? Tim Hi Tim, Yes, it does display quite nicely. Both it and the BWM were mounted together in the same way, glued onto on a single piece of this wafer thin bakelite type material. However in the post on the way to me it had been snapped, separating the two medals. As they'll have to be re-mounted anyway, I'll go for tracking down some original ribbon and mounting them on the correct metal medal mounts. I have some more MFP / MMP pairs in the pipeline so will wait until they are all in before sourcing the ribbon and mounts just in case any others have been mounted like this. Hadn't come across it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilco Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I've been following up a reference I found while surfing to an article on the Type 1 British vic, and have just received the September 2009 issue of the Journal of the Orders and Medals Research Society, which has the article in it. The piece is by Dr Richard Flory and runs to 8 pages, giving a very detailed history of the background to the move from the Type 1 to the Type 2. If anyone is interested in getting a copy, they can be bought from Peter Helmore, POBox 1233, High Wycombe, HP11 9BW, UK, for £5 including postage within the UK. I'm not a member of the OMRS. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilco Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Just realized this article is by GMIC member Gunner 1 - see posts 5 - 11 on this thread! I may be slow, but I get there in the end. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambert Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 (edited) Hello all. A mini-group decoration of my collection. This miniature belong to the British Army corporal 1815 CPL. A. MADLE, MIDD`X R MBE 1914-15 Star War Medal Victory Medal Defence Medal 1939-1945 Lambert Edited October 20, 2011 by lambert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobW Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Hello all. A mini-group decoration of my collection. This miniature belong to the British Army corporal 1815 CPL. A. MADLE, MIDD`X R MBE 1914-15 Star War Medal Victory Medal Defence Medal 1939-1945 Lambert Hello Lambert, That is a nice small group to a member of the MIDDLESEX Regiment. Of interest is the ribbon of the MBE. It appears that the ribbon was originally the military style ribbon with a central white stripe. This appears to have been rubbed out to represent the civilian ribbon. Do you have any background on this miniature group that may explain such a modification? Regards, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Iris, Mrs. MACDERMOTT, Chairman, Lambeth Stre Hello Lambert, That is a nice small group to a member of the MIDDLESEX Regiment. Of interest is the ribbon of the MBE. It appears that the ribbon was originally the military style ribbon with a central white stripe. This appears to have been rubbed out to represent the civilian ribbon. Do you have any background on this miniature group that may explain such a modification? Regards, Rob Here is the answer to your enquiry This is the details for the MBE SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 31 MAY, 1956 Alfred MADLE, Esq. For political and public services in Middlesex. I think this answers the question Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner 1 Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Lambert wrote: 'I would like to Identify my man: L-26225 Gnr. J. Connell. RA.' He is Gunner James Connell, RFA who went to France on 27 November 1915. The 'L' indicates a 'Locally-recruited gunner which means that he was in one of the RFA brigades between approximately 148 Brigade, RFA and 180 Brigade, RFA. Gunner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnymac Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Gunner 1 Thanks for all your hard work, I found it very interesting, Regards, Jim M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambert Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 31 MAY, 1956 Alfred MADLE, Esq. For political and public services in Middlesex. I think this answers the question Paul Thanks for your help Paul Wood. I could not answer your question Robw. Indeed, the salesman warned me about this detail of the ribbon. This could be a mistake in the assembly of mini-group. The original group has the MBE with the right ribbon Lambert . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambert Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Lambert wrote: 'I would like to Identify my man: L-26225 Gnr. J. Connell. RA.' He is Gunner James Connell, RFA who went to France on 27 November 1915. The 'L' indicates a 'Locally-recruited gunner which means that he was in one of the RFA brigades between approximately 148 Brigade, RFA and 180 Brigade, RFA. Gunner 1 Thanks for your help Gunner this is my medal L-26225 Gnr. J. Connell. R.A lambert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambert Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Another example from my collection: mini group, the Red Cross WWI and WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambert Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Hi. A mini-group decoration of my collection 1914 Star War Medal Victory Medal Militar Cross lambert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilco Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Hi Lambert, You have two nice, rather unusual miniature bars there. On the second, I think the Military Cross should be first rather than last on the mount. It's curious how, on the first set each medal is sewn on with thread matching the ribbon, while on the second Pip, Squeak and Wilfred are sewn on with black and the MC with white. The second set are on a Spinks mount - they would be expected to know the right order of wearing. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambert Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Hello Bill, Really don't know. What I might notice is that the mount does not seem to have been modified. (It'll never know.) I believe that it is the original 20. The black lines are very fragile believe that is ok. As the order of the medals this wrong the first medal must be MC, followed by the 1914 Star. etc.. Lambert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilco Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 (edited) Hi Lambert - there is a photo of two medal groups similar to yours here http://gmic.co.uk/in...adian-brothers/ These show the correct order of wearing with and without the 1914-1915 Star. Bill Edited January 3, 2012 by Bilco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambert Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Yes ... interesting group. Both were officers, one in the 22nd French Canadian Battalion Lambert Dumont Laviolette & Alexandre Laviolette I would be very happy to find a group or even just a Medal with my name written. Lambert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 (edited) Hello, I have a British VM with at 5 o'clock of the obverse the initials of the designer William McMillan. The initials does not have the stop between the W and the M. I checked it under magnification and it looks like it never was there. The Vic is in the name of a sailor in the Royal Navy. It is of a very crisp striking. Anybody noticed the same before? Herman Edited August 11, 2012 by Herman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobW Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Hello Herman, I have not seen such an example. Could you post a close-up pic of the obverse for us to compare? Regards, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner 1 Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 As there must have been many dies used to produce the British Victory Medal it would not be unusual to find minor variations in medal design. Gunner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliver860 Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Hello! And you can see herds of Victory medals from the ANZAC forces, the Egyptians, the inhabitants of Bermuda, the Eastern Africa? Oliver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliver860 Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Hello! And that means reducing EA, EG (Egypt?) S.A.C., BER (Bermuda?) CEY (Ceylon?) CH. (China?) WA, CYP, FIJ, WA, EH, MAL (Malta?) RH (Rhodesia?) N CI SZ (Swaziland) Oliver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliver860 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Hi all! no one can explain? Oliver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSAMIKE Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Hi all! no one can explain? Oliver Not into WW1 Victory Medals but here is my guess..... CYP, Cyprus FIJ, Fiji WA, Western Australia N, Natal CI, Channel Islands As I said just a guess...... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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