paddywhack

after getting the citation to my uncles MC knowing what the medal you have was awarded for just brings it alive!! thats why soviet stuff is great!you can find out the history behind it!!! nice medal and citaction!all good!!

Hi paddywack,

I hope you find the photos. I would be interested in seeing one of these aircraft. If I'm not mistaken the Fairey Gannets were sub hunters that sported 2 contra-rotating propellers in the nose of the plane. A unique craft that was also known as the ugliest aircraft in the world.

Cheers

Brian

yup thats the one!and actully i LOVE it!!! dont think shes ugly at all!!!

aaacchh i know how you feel!! my near MINT junkers aux cruiser badge is as i said was near mint barr the fact that someone very VERY expertly die-nazified it!!you have to look hard to even see the naughty swastika was ever there!! and yup the catch had been slightly bent to!!! SWEET badge!!!

sorry for the reaaalllllly stupid question but what were these award for?was it state service for the old style ones(of which i have one!) and the new ones for combat in ww1? sorry for my lack of knowledge im only getting getting back into impy stuff now!!!!!

although not a tank i was on holiday with me folks back in i think 97/98 and we were going downa motorway to the supermarket and there to my left was a fairly ganet!! well after me and me dad dropped off my sisters and mum we spent half an hour find where it was and chatted with the owned! was VERY cool! i even toke pics but as is always the case i can find em now!!!

and all lovely lovely bars!!never drink and trade kids!!never drink and trade!! i kid!!sorry to see them leave but i got a good deal to!!all good!!

eeeerrrr thats not a collection its a meusem!!!and a fecking great one at that!!!!!!!!!

thanks guys!! now i just gotta get pics of my lids and caps!!!!

Hi,

Very nice Paddy. Impressive ribbon bars. I have one which is the same than yours. Have a look.

Regards

Christophe

coool!!! they are the same!! i bet yours is the replacment for my onbe!!!!!! but yeah erik all the soviet awards are real!!i got lucky on the nevesky!i was in the right place at the right time!!got it ?120 irish pounds so ALL good!!!!

sadly iv none to add but i DO have to say i want one i want one i want one i want one i want one!!!!!

yeah i do have to say the soviet stuff does display well indeed!must be all that real gold and silver!!!!!

and i like the kriesmarine to!the sboat badge was heavly "modified" by the vet as it was vaulted and the hull painted red! iv always wondered did ever get "some" as a result!!!

i know i know i know but its just getting my arse in gear and actully doing it!!!!thanks for the reply though!!

last up is my evil empire section!yup its my soviet section!!!!iv also got all of the defensive of capture of and liberation of medals but dont have pics!!!hope you like em!!

next the kreisgmarine portion of my collection!just need the 2 sub clasps and a minesweeper!!

next up is the icky zinky third reich stuff!!!!iv since added a bronze ccc to the display so iv got all 3 grades of them now!!all good!!!

next is my ribbion bars!!! not the best of pics but you get the idea!!

well thought id show my somewhat messy collection to! its only some of it mind!got to get pics of my caps lids uniforms and other world(ooohhh sounds so alien!!!!) medals etc!!

but first up is my impy collection!!!!the ek2nd and black wound badge were the first things i ever bought so they will be the last to go!!!oh and the pilots badge isnt real and the retired pilots badge might be real!!!

hope you like em!!!

cool!!can we see the full pic??

love the collection!! and its not messy your just like me you like shiny stuff!!!!! all good!!!

and zee other one!! il pics of the other at the weekend!!!!(my scanners in BITS at the mo!!)

oh and these to have a nice story! i picks the 1st up about 6/7 years ago for 2 pounds and then about 4 years ago another collector mate goes oh her iv got some russian pics iv had for years if you want em and get them to me!in amonst them was the other pick!!not bad for nowt!!!

hi riley!!! good to see you here to!! well im abit restricted on the size but il see what i can do! and il get pics of the back!

sadly dont where they are but il contact his reg and see if there with them!

and the other mad thing is i got this citation nearly 65 years to the day he was recommended for it!!! life is strange!!

well i posted this on another forum but ithought you guys might like to see it to!! with help from a memeber over at WAF i got this off the national archives! the place in sidi bachillah from what i can find is in north moracca

During the Coy attack on Sidi Bchillah on the 29th April 1943 2/lt edmundson was i/o of one of the leading platoons. The Coy cmdr was injured early in the advance and had to retire and the second i/c was killed just before the objective was reached. 2/lt edumdson, the junior officer left in charge and although wounded in the shoulder immediately took over command of the Coy, and in the face of intense grenade and M/G fire, led the Coy and captured the position. He shot at least 2 German bombing other trenches has he passed them. He had to be prevented from going over the top in the face of intense M/G fire in order to grenade further enemy positions on the reverse slope. He then organized the position against counter attacks and was throughout the day that followed amongst his men, cheering and inspiring them with his bravery and calm. He refused to be relived until nightfall although getting weak from loss of blood. He was throughout the action calm and cheerful giving confidence to his men and his example of devotion to duty and gallantry inspired the men to go forward when others would have fallen back. I strongly recommend this officer for the award of the military cross

now im going to see if i can find out more about his military career and get a display of his medals and picture together!

all good!