Scott Powell

the MIC

the toning

I got this trio in today. Named to 62716 PTE E. Gilchrist R.A.M.C They are mounted on a bar,but there isnt a pin on the reverse,is this common? i LOVE the blue toning on the BWM! my photo skills rank right up there with my typing and spelling skills,so i hope the toning shows thru in the pics. i was able to get a copy of his MIC also

I got this trio in today. Named to 62716 PTE E. Gilchrist R.A.M.C They are mounted on a bar,but there isnt a pin on the reverse,is this common? i LOVE the blue toning on the BWM! my photo skills rank right up there with my typing and spelling skills,so i hope the toning shows thru in the pics. i was able to get a copy of his MIC also

These came in today,Thanx to Andy i found his name is George E Jones,Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry,North Stradfordshie Regt.

Hi

Here is your man:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...1&resultcount=1

andy

a thousand thank you's!!!!!! VERY much appreciated!

I won a pair of medals on ebay,inscribed to 46116 PTE. G. E. JONES. D. C. L. I.

can someone please explain what branch of service D.C.L.I refers to? many thanx in advance

Here is a link to some items i treasure

http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/sho...ighlight=mathis

Thank you for sharing!!!!! what a very nice collection!

WOW, i am bowing in front of the monitor! Simply not enough words to express just how great those are! THANK YOU for posting the pics!

great bringbacks!

thanx for the reply tony, i have been looking for a trio for awhile, and will post more pic when they come in. thanx again for the quiuck reply

What would be a considered a 'good' ( read that inexpensive) price for a named trio? i found this on ebay,and got to the auction right before it ended,and as a result wasn't able to request more pics of the sides and back of the medals.any opinons would be greatly appreciated

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...bayphotohosting

Nice update folks.

Scott, what unit was your Grandfather in? It would be nice to know his history. It does annoy me in UK that not enough is done to remember the sacrefices made for the freedom that we live in today. I'm glad that your Vets are generally looked after across the water. :food-smiley-004:

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He was in the 2/120th of the 30th Inf divison,went ashore June 15 1944,fought in the hedgrows until they were stalled in St Lo. operation Cobra was to be the breakout of St Lo. It was sucessful,but on two seprate days allied bombing killed 60 men because the smoke to mark enemy lines blew back onto the allied lines.He was killed in the opening moments of the operation =(

the reverse

this is an unmarked EK2 i have,any ideas on who the maker is? thanx!

the reverse

These were brought home by my grandfather,and MP with the 29th div. I found out this week they were worn on the caps of the First U Boot Flotille,based in Brest

swwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

Any aviation buffs? I have always had a love and interest of aviation if the first world war. Can you imagine :no parachute,until 1918 just one machinegun,(for single seaters) a very fragile plane...... I have such respect for the RFC/RAF , even in the face of overwhelming odds they kept putting up line patrols and flights. I would have loved to have flown a CAmel or an S.E.5A .

Wasnt it about this time that the names were changed from "Scout" to Fighters,and EA to HA?

Hi to all! thanx for the link to this site jim,looking foward to meeting new people,and great to see some names i recognize.

Here is the Reverse

This is my grandfathers Purple Heart. He was killed in Operation Cobra,1944

Maggots were just extra protien :food-smiley-004: