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I don't have anything as exotic as those shown so far but here goes. Mercantile Marine - if you look closely, you can see a U-Boot

It looks like he entered theatre on 14.10.14 which qualified him for the 1914 Star and being in range of enemy guns, the clasp & roses too. Looking at the writing, does it say Star extracted to safe 6.9.18 forwarded to O/C 16th (?) Bde. RFA for disposal 8.10.19? Could they have made a mistake concerning his qualyfing date? Tony

Ed, here's a copy from the NA site showing his name as Francis George Young. The service number and Corps all seem to fit. Jim, will pm you in a bit with my email address. Do the BWM and VM show his rank as Lieutenant? Tony

Thanks for the link Dave. Nick, I've never seen one before but then I don't look out for TR items. I know Adolf visited the town before the war so I wonder if a batch was made for that purpose. Tony

The players

I was wondering if anyone here knows of this football match. The programme belongs to my great uncle who was a spectator, however, he can't remember the score. He seems to think the Italians won but then says "or was it us?"

I think you're probably looking at 6 different cards. Each sheet holds the medal index card for 6 recipients, sometimes other awards for the same person may be on a different card but possibly on the same sheet. His Star shows his name, number and rank upon theatre entry, his BWM & VM probably show his officer rank. This whould also be noted on his index card. Where's Leigh? He knows quite a bit about this stuff and I believe Ed does too. Tony

Jim, Your only BWM & Victory medal pair but also a very sought after pair. Poor old Albert was killed in August 1918. Tony

Jim, Post a pic of his MIC, some of us might be able to work out the scribbles. I think all officer records survived and are held at the NA. This would mean paying a researcher to access them unless you happen to be passing by and have the time to look in the file yourself. Tony

Certainly a nice group and well worth researching. Just checked the NA; Francis George Young is down as a BQMS and later Lieutenant http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...p;resultcount=1 James, it'll be well worth the ?3.50 to download his MIC. Tony

Thanks for that Uwe. I suspected they would be common, the quality is also quite poor. Tony

Johnsy, All replies are of interest. Cheers Tony

Does anyone have a more complete picture or diagram of this well known French fuze? By more complete, I mean when the powder is burning its way around the fuze, it must finish off by igniting the detonator. So, I?m really asking for a diagram or photo of the same fuze with detonator. Thanks for any help. Tony

Hello, Can anyone please tell what these badges are for and what they're called (driving, dog handler?). I assume they were issued in their millions. Thanks Tony

Nice one Ralph. That's religious artifacts and gardening going into my favourite searches on ebay. I have the Kultur Cross in its original paper packet and it's always been one of my most treasured pieces. Tony

Thanks for that Chip. Tony

Were these for veterans and if so, were they issued or privately purchased? Thanks Tony

Jef, as far as I know, the Brit PBI were on a shilling a day. Even today the infantry are paid less than other soldiers, or at least they were in the 1980s. Rickshaws Cabs and Taxis - RCT The Shiny 7th - 7th London Battalion Ink slingers - RAPC The London Thieving Corps - ASC Blarney's Bloodhounds - RIF Tony

Bloody brilliant! I didn't know WWI Australian tunics only showed the rank on one arm. Tony

Think you're correct there Chris. There is also a Farnham in Canada so, must be a Canadian made blouse. Tony

Chris, You can download his medal index card from the National Archives here http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...amp;queryType=1 Just type in his name and he should appear. Tony

I totally agree with all you have said Hardy. If my tag didn't have the provenance and luckily I also have the Soldbuch to back it up, it would probably win the worldwide highly suspicious non text book tag compitition 5 years on the trot. Andr?, I think you may find just as many people saying your tag is good, as you will those who dismiss it. As Hardy said, it could be a late war replacement but probably can't be proven either way. Tony

Any ideas on this one? The khaki material looks WWI to me but could just as well be between the wars. I'm hoping it's a mega rare unit insignia worn on the back of the tunic, but am also prepared if I hear it's 1960s Irish southern command or something similar. Tony

Andr?, First of all, I haven't a clue about German tags however, I would think they're the easiest items to fake, but saying that, I have an original (I knew the man who wore it) that contradicts Hardy's points 1 and 2. Please see the scan. I actually think that if you stamped a tag today and left it in salt water for a while, no one could say with certainty that it was original or not barring silly spelling mistakes. I should add the this tag was issued late war which may account for the non SS runes. Tony

Cheers Leigh. I now have the badge with me and it feels nice and heavy in the hand. It came with this little lot http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=6886...hl=albert+evans and a few weeks back I managed to buy his plaque so have my first reunite. I'm going back home for the weekend next week and will pick it up. Tony