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    Gordy

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    1. Thanks Mervyn & Chris. I think you are probably right. Due to reducing the size of the jpegs the quality looks worse than it is but the original article is not smooth but grainy. The trouble is I've probably picked the worse Regiment for finding any official answer as they guard their secrets well but thanks anyway for your time and consideration.
    2. Can anyone identify what this is. I've Googled till I'm mad but can't find any info. It was the possession of Sgt Ken Sturmey who was in the 1st SAS Regiment and is approx. 40mm in diameter and 3mm thick. I presume it was issued on the Jubilee of the Regiment.
    3. Thanks Harvey and especially Gilles for the links. Unfortunately the para badge has no number on it but your link to the Vengeance site Gilles explains the reason Ken had this badge as he was dropped with the 1st SAS into the Morvan district of France in 1944 as part of Operation Houndsworth and fought besides the Maquis Bernard destroying transport links the Germans were using in the area. I believe he attended the 45th anniversary ceremony of the Maquis in Oroux en Morvan in 1989. Again thanks to everyone for their help.
    4. Thanks Harvey, I think your right. The writing is :- DELSART 29 RDU General Leclerc SENS 89 100
    5. I am continuing to research Sgt Ken Sturmey of 1st SAS and have come across these badges. I wonder if anyone can help with their identification?
    6. Thanks Gents. It certainly seems that it was to commemorate the liberation of Naples in 1943. This ties in nicely as Ken was involved with the Special Raiding Squadron's landing at Termoli just north of Naples in 1943 where he was wounded in action.
    7. Well what a site. Thanks so much for all your help. I've a friend who's a Mason and even he didn't identify it. I've been searching for the answer to this for months and within a few days you've solved it. Great!
    8. The attached image shows a medal in the possessions of SAS Sergeant K Sturmey which has baffled me. It seems to depict the Star of David or is it from Palestine? To the best of my knowledge Ken didn't serve in that area but being in the 1st SAS it might have been a cloak & dagger operation. It may be its not a military medal at all. I've looked through many medal books but still have no answer to it's identity. Any help would be appreciated.
    9. Thanks to both Mervyn and especially to Jeff for your help and speedy response. I can now put a meaningful explanation when I post it on the website.
    10. I am researching Sgt Ken Sturmey who served in the 1st SAS Battalion during the 2nd World War and have been shown by his Daughter a bronze medal without ribbon with 8th Army and a representation of Vesuvius which I think may have been awarded for an Italian campaign. The significant battle that the regiment then called the Special Raiding Squadron was involved in was the Battle of Termoli where a landing behind German lines was achieved and a fierce battle ensued. I've attached an image of the medal in the hope that anyone can confirm what it was awarded for. Unfortunately I didn't photograph the other side of the medal.
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