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Shipwrecked!
Chris Boonzaier replied to Chris Boonzaier's topic in Northern European & Baltic States
Back... the Army version has only 6 names...
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Shipwrecked!
Chris Boonzaier replied to Chris Boonzaier's topic in Northern European & Baltic States
Close up of the Navy version of the Tonkin medal...
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Shipwrecked!
Chris Boonzaier replied to Chris Boonzaier's topic in Northern European & Baltic States
The town itself... in the background you can see the sea, it is on a long cape jutting out into the Atlantic...
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Shipwrecked!
Chris Boonzaier replied to Chris Boonzaier's topic in Northern European & Baltic States
The church he would have visited....
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Shipwrecked!
Chris Boonzaier replied to Chris Boonzaier's topic in Northern European & Baltic States
A shot of the village...
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Shipwrecked!
Chris Boonzaier replied to Chris Boonzaier's topic in Northern European & Baltic States
I was actually in his home "town" a couple of years ago... the following pics from his home town web site... The beach where he would have probably launced his fishing boat from...
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Shipwrecked!
Chris Boonzaier replied to Chris Boonzaier's topic in Northern European & Baltic States
So.... when the chance came to get a small group from a Breton sailor... I jumped at it....
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I have often mentioned how I love the Britanny coast. The howling winds, rain, rugged cliffs, heather, bays, deep blue sea. I try to perusade the wife we should retire there..... This would be the perfect shot to describe it....
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Thanks, the typed stuff i can read no problemo... I will start a parallel thread with the medal...
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Djedj... If there was a way to kiss your ass online, I would be doing it!!!!! Thank you very, very, very much indeed !!!!!!!!!
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Funny thing is... being a good Breton, his book has a remerk in it that he cannot speak French !!
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And an important bit... something about the wounded and sick being evacuated by a British Frigate?
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Any help greatly appretiated as I would like to do a write up on him. All the best Chris
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This is for a French sailor who was listed as having Tonkin service from the 27th august 1883-1884. From what I can see, he was arrested twice, and spent a lot of time in hospital I cannot figure out if he was stationed on land or on a ship, and if so, which. I assume he was sick, not wounded?
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Nazi Banner
Chris Boonzaier replied to Tiger-pie's topic in Germany: Third Reich: Uniforms, Headwear, Insignia & Equipment
A stranmge display... a nazi flag, some teapots, picture of a woman and a bit of stone.... museum caters to all kinds I take it ;-) -
FANY Uniforms
Chris Boonzaier replied to Bilge's topic in Great Britain: Militaria: Badges, Uniforms & Equipment
Hi 1) my spelling is really atrocious 2) I wrote to the war office suggesting they add an extra "N"... but they said they needed it for the "S######thorpe Yeomanry" 3) In South Africa Fanny means the same as it does in Australia... it is only our US friends that have it assbackwards... ;-) -
I am at some stage going to buy myself a WW1 group. From what I hear, a regular group will just be the Victory medal, Purple heart and maybe silver star coming in the 1930s... Just what would a group like this cost? ie. named silver star with purple heart and a victory medal. Then a simple purple heart and victory? Thanks Chris
