Chris Boonzaier

Hi, sorry I missed this, I think the initial is an H... I agree with Chip though... the lower case f is strange...

Isnt this a cool card.... ? ""Victory... and death and the devil help us set our sights..."

OK... Its up..... IMHO some of the coolest Assault troop documents you will ever see... some from Me, some from HH collection....

Check this family group out.... Documents, Uniforms, Medals, Badges, Photos etc. etc... http://goumier.jimdo.com/medailles/

Hi, I just read an interesting description to a Saxon Helmet on Ebay... it was an officers one and the seller said it must be to the 101st Grenadier regiment as it was the only one with "flat scales" on the chin strap and a Haarbusch... (Ergo screw off spike?) Is that true? Best Chris

Aaarrghh... I have seen that one on occasion and thought it was about 3rd Reich Era FW.... Whats it like? P.S. your stuff is up ;-)

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Some Pics I picked up a few months ago...

He had the naval Zeppelin badge from WW1

Just found this on Youtube. A walk down memory lane... It is in Scandinavian, but all the interviews in English. I knew many of the folks, the Aussie was with me for a week in 1994, the mexican/spanish guy was in my section in basic training, the Cpl teaching the singing I knew for quite some time. I even have a Cameo in the 49th minute... Really brings back memories...

Is there a stamp on the back of the blade just above the hilt?

A whole buncha new stuff since my last post.... and more to come this weekend!!!

That is more than fantastic... would be my dream WW1 OR group.

Agree... can we see the whole things? Thanks Chris

Here is one...

There is still such a uniform. I seem to remember current photos of French officers in white tropical dress uniform in Guyana. Best Chris

A Soldier of the Queen: Being a Slight Tribute to Gunner William Hall, Royal Artillery, for His Conspicuous Gallantry, While on Furlough in Saving the Lives of 6 Persons from Certain Death in Clerkenwell on Wednesday, December 28th, 1898

lly Sloper's Half-Holiday was the name of a weekly comic strip which first appeared on 3 May 1884. Every age has its famous comic and cartoon characters. Present generations, growing up with Alf Garnet and Andy Capp may not yet have heard of Ally Sloper, however, from 1884 until the 1920s, the red-nosed social climber who poked fun at the English people and their customs was a household name and national favourite. Ally Sloper takes us into the realms of the first comic strip character - forget the Beano and Dandy. This comic strip started it all. Here is a man who became an institution, a national hero. People actually believed that he existed, they even wrote to him and joined his club. There were medals presented in his name. He represented the hopes and aspirations of a whole new class of people, brought about by the industrial revolution. The aristocracy was under threat with the present class dilemmas. The Victorian Alf Garnet takes us right back to basics. With the current public debate on the House of Lords and the Royal Family's role in today's society, this show takes us to the heart of the discussion. Chris Harris now recreates Ally in a performance with scenes set in Ascot, Lords and on the battlefields of the Empire. A hilarious glimpse of the past where Harris proves himself a modern master of stand-up comedy, beguiling his audience with his infectious good humour and charm. A family show suitable for children aged 11 and over. The show is co-written and directed by Chris Denys. This show works well where a community has something special to celebrate. The hall can be decked out and the audience can be encouraged to dress up in the style of a Victorian Music Hall. "A determined assault on the funnybone...an unrelenting string of gags...Harris has become a master." The Guardian "One man laugh machine" South China Post "Harris reduces his audience to helpless jellies of mirth." The Stage "If you are not amused by this then your sense of humour needs a transplant." Alan King, Bath Theatre Royal

Very interesting.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ally_Sloper%27s_Half_Holiday

Not your guy... but this shows where the citations were... "Aly Slopers half hour" Medals ] `Slopers' Medal of Valour (Presented to John Jones for his courageous conduct at Aberaman Colliery, "The Sloperies", Decr. 7 1889), 36mm., silver, complete with silver brooch bar, in case of issue, extremely fine, rare E250-300 Ex Spink 12 April 1990, lot 123. The "Sloper's Silver Medal for Valour" awarded to John Jones, for his courageous actions in rescuing a fellow workman at Aberaman Colliery. `It appears that a man named Charles Swift, collier, employed at the Powell Duffryn Colliery Company's Aberaman Colliery, was working in a piece of `waste', when an accumulation of gas overpowered him, and he sank insensible to the ground. Some fellow workmen hard by at once rushed to his assistance, but had to retire almost in a state of suffocation. Three attempts were made, and afterwards the foreman was sent for, who, accompanied by John Jones, rapidly covered the quarter mile to the spot. All the hopes of the bystanders was gone when Jones went in, and rendered breathless by the foul gas, endeavoured to pull the body out. But alas! He failed! Joining hands with the others, he again endeavoured, but his efforts were fruitless. The gallant fellow then called for a double set of linked hands, but was unable to get them. A leading chain was procured, and John fastened the end to the insensible man's waist, and attempts were made to pull the body out by that means, but unfortunately the chain broke. Another was procured, and again John heroically, at the risk of his own life, fastened the chain around the comatose man, who was at last pulled out from his perilous position. When he remained insensible for two hours, his first act on coming to himself being to pounce upon Jones and bite him upon his left arm, inflicting a flesh wound. Of course this was due to muscular reaction. Had it not been for Jones who was the only one who had sufficient temerity to handle the insensible body Swift would have died in his comatose state. The gallant rescuer lives at 273 Cardiff Road, Aberaman. (Extract from the magazine Ally Sloper's Half Hour, 7 December 1889)

That is a fantastic group indeed.... I assume France and germany and Burma are pretty rare when named to South Africans!