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Thanks Mike, I just did it! Thanks so much for the suggestion. I notice you are from Calgary. We'll be up your way in a few weeks. We live in NJ now but my wife is from Edmonton and we are coming up for a month.

Here is the final page. Sorry about the poor quality. I had to compress them to get them to upload.

Here is page 2 of "Final Resume".

Here is page one of his "Final Resume" from 1950.

Here is a close up of the citation

I posted this on another thread but I thought I would add it here for completeness. This is his CdG citation from WWI.

Here he is with the Legion about 1921. He was with a mounted company of the 4 REI.

Thank you so much for this information. Yes, it is a shame that a few of the medals are missing and yes "Norvege" bar seems to be the real tough one to find. Here is a picture of him with his men. This is from 1932 after he had left the Legion (and eventually went back). He is with the 2nd Tir. Alg. here.

Here is the LoH citation.

No, the Indian Police were NOT eligble for the Colonial Police Long Service Medal. I have never been able to figure it out. They had their own distinguished service / gallantry award (the IPM) which was equal of the Colonial Police Medal (for Distinguished Service or Gallantry) but there was no Long Service conterpart.

Just a question that has been nagging me for awhile. I am sure there is a perfectly logical explanation: Why was there no long service award for members of the Indian Police? Seems like every other colonial police force in the empire was either entitled to the Colonial Police Long Service Medal or had their own (R.C.M.P, Ceylon, Malta, Cyprus). Were the Indian authorities just cheap or was there some philosophical justification?

I only met him one time, when I was 7ish. He came to visit from France right before he died. I found myself alone in a room with him, and he called me over. He asked if I wanted to see something. I said, yes. He pulled up his pant leg and showed me the bullet whole from 1915 in his right leg. He had had "Arras" tattooed around it. Legionnaire until the end.

Here is a close up of the citation above.

Here is the CdG citation for my great-grandfather. He was with the Foreign Legion

A few, I have is LoH citation issued "fiat a Vichy" and authorized by General Huntzinger. I also have his WWI CdG citation and a few other minor papers. I have this group posted on OMSA website too. If you are interested I have posted many more pictures there (including many of him in uniform and several of the documents). Art

Hugh, It is not just missing from the picture but missing from the family. No one knows what happened to it. It was a medal issued by the Norwegian government and given to those that helped in its defence. He fought at Narvik with the Legion, that is how he was entitled. He won his Legion of Honor in Norway saving the life of a war correspondant during the battle.

Hello, These belonged to my great-grandfather: Ernest Frederic Hauser Brief Career summary: Born in Switzerland (1898) Enlisted at 16 in the French Foreign Legion Wounded in 1915 on Western Front Inter war served in Morocco (Rif War), Algeria (of course), Levant (Druse War), Mesopotamia Transfered in 1930s to Tir. Alg. Commissioned reserve Lt. in Legion 1939 - picked to serve with 13 DBLE, served as Lieutenant in Norway (awarded the Legion of Honour). Went back to Algeria (did not stay with DeGaulle) Fought from 1943-1945 including invasion of southern France. He earned: Legion of Honour (1940 - Awarded by Vichy govt., France had fallen by the time he got home) Medaille Militaire Three Croix de Guerre (notice the Vichy CdG in the case but a FF CdG on his ribbon bar!) Corresponding campaign medals Missing medals in case: Medaille Coloniale (2 bars), Norway Commemorative Medal, WWII service Medal (4 bars), Ouissam Alaouite