Igor Ostapenko Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 P/1649 Pte (?) K. Beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Ostapenko Posted May 24, 2006 Author Share Posted May 24, 2006 Postal medal boxes with Tel-Aviv address to BERLINER ( BEER ) KLARIS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Ostapenko Posted May 24, 2006 Author Share Posted May 24, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Ostapenko Posted May 24, 2006 Author Share Posted May 24, 2006 (edited) Missing bar "8th Army" to Africa Star Edited May 24, 2006 by Igor Ostapenko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Ostapenko Posted May 24, 2006 Author Share Posted May 24, 2006 Allied Commission, Austria !********************************************Somebody can help me with information about this woman ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev in Deva Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Hallo would the written piece be: P/1649 Dvr (Driver) Beer ???Kevin in Deva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireMedals Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Igor,The two formation patches are for the British 8th Army.Firemedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Ostapenko Posted May 25, 2006 Author Share Posted May 25, 2006 Hallo would the written piece be: P/1649 Dvr (Driver) Beer ???Kevin in Deva Driver ? Thank you ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev in Deva Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Driver ? Thank you ! Hallo Igor, A lot of women were used to drive the staff-cars of senior officers of the Army, Navy, and Royal Air-force, not only back in the United Kingdom but in the rear areas that had been freed from Enemy occupation and well behind the front lines, and I believe some even accompanied the officers into other countries as the Allies closed in on Germany.I stand open to correction.Kevin in Deva. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Yes, it would be driver. And this could be anything from driving VIPs to driving supply trucks. Not sure on the significance ot the "P" prefix to the service number, though I have a partial list somewhere.I assume the medals themselves are unnamed? A shame the British decided to issue these unnamed, unlike other commonwealth governments (e.g., India, South Africa, Australia). Despite what some have written, this was not an economy measure, but came out of a desire to issue the medals with little delay.Interesting group that helps date when medals were awarded. Medals couldn't be sent to an Israel that didn't exist, so these are post-1948. This parallels patterns I have seen in researhing WWII medals in India, most of which seem to have been isued in the early 1950s but, then, India was striking them themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Would this have been the Palestine volunteers Pioneer Corps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Ostapenko Posted May 25, 2006 Author Share Posted May 25, 2006 "P" in the number - from Palestine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Johnson Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 (edited) Here's the information!And here's an example of a casualty: Dvr. M. Cohen"PAL" could easily be abbreviated further to "P" Edited May 25, 2006 by Michael Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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