Chris Boonzaier

Does anyone know what this staff position is? 3. Gxx. Stabsoffizier Thanks Chris

Difficult, I read "Beförd" instead of "Auszeichnungen" ?

I agree about the frustration of split groups.... however, I think there is something really admirable and interesting about the descision about collection single victory medals... The tens of thousands of siongle victory medals out there are the poorest refugees in the world.... when the silver BWM were valuable enough to be melted down, the orphaned Victories were not even worth that much.... by deciding to focus on single victories a collector has not only a cheap and chearful collecting field, but he is also the honorable individual who steps up to restore the memory of the 10s of thousands of soldiers whose single Victory medal is a junk box tinket. If I did not have too many sidelines as it is, I could quite easily slip into setting myself a goal of "100 researched single victory medals to 100 different units"... not only bringing 100 forgotten men back to life, but also great research potential. Its like taking a mutt from the animal pound as opposed to buying a pedigree dog.... :-)

Hi, difficult, maybe he was in other units before? I think the Mauritanie clasp was no longer being awarded when the REC was formed? It does look like a randon bunch of loose bits put on the ribbons? All the best Chris

Hi, He never got to the front with the 442 Best Chris

Another one.... http://www.ebay.de/itm/seltenes-Etui-fur-3-Orden-von-Opa-aus-dem-Weltkrieg-Eisernes-Kreuz-Iron-Cross/351958137251?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D40879%26meid%3D5e57ef1386f545f6b08a54c55e1928e7%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D201781726240

I think it may have been sold by Jeff Floyd, Best ask Paul C on this.

Hi Guys, Nice topic! I love 1. Garde Regiment zu Fuss, one of the Regiments I actively collect! Here are some links...

Hi, copper is unusual, but forged and/or tempered blades are not usually found in the area, mine had soft iron blades

Hi, I picked up a few similar ones in Tchad in 91, mine were a terrible quality. Abeche, ooooohhh... my stomache has bad memories!

DNW have Kitchener's victory medal on their next sale!!!

Hi, unfortunately I could not touch, feel or look.... but I must admit, I learned something, I went home and looked it up.... the white shoulder boards for the Bavarian Leib Regt were new to me!

It depends on the Unit and the man..... there is a huge room for variation in British prices....

This Tunic from the Infantry Museum in Hammelburg... I like!!!!!

These Edelweiss used as Freikorps Collar badges seem to be the same as the Bavarian Princes on the Leib Regt Haube in the Bavarian Army Museum....

From the Infantry Museum in hammelburg

You can see the size next to the French Greatcoat and MG Ammo boxes. This a nail cross, people paid money to knock a nail in, the money was collected for the war effort.... this is a really great quality piece... and very "Grand"

... a few months ago to the Haunau Historical society for their 1916-2016 display. Unfortunately I did not take photos of the Navy or Airware sections, but the Army part were pieces from my collection....

Interesting story of pond scum... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/13/man-stole-dambuster-heros-mission-book-also-took-hundreds-items/

Hi, good to know!! i was was puzzled at the Geographic discrepency when I found the FK Berthold name as these guys were very probably on the Southern Border.

That medal be so ugly I thought it was one of the australian series of ugly medals!!!

This very early photo of the MG section of Detachment Berthold is pretty interesting, not least because of the cammo MGs!

As far as I know there is no hard or fast rule here... I am guessing the person putting it together knew why he had the cross on there, and the guy wearing it.... but unless you asked them you wont know for sure. All thebest Chris

Hi, the abreviations threw me for a loop, as did the capital "T"s :-)

Hi, thanks a million guys! Nice work! All the best Chris