peron

Hello to all the members

I recently added this WW I South African medal trio set to my collection but I am having some problems on find information about it?

On the Star

Pte

A. Brown

5th M. R.

On the other 2 medals

SPR  A. Brown. S.A.S.E. 

For example the medal roll I could not find it?

Any help ?

Thanks in advance for any information you could share about it...

Hello to all of the members...

I've recently added some UK medals to my collection and one of them is this GSM with clasp Dhofar.

Could any of the members help on giving some more info about the soldier ?

24048687

CPL H.G.H. ASH GREN GDS

Thanks to all for any adicional inf.

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Hello to you all...

Recent aquisition... this Spanish American War Campaign Medal.

I would like it to research further...

Is there a medal roll where I can know to who it was given? 

In the rim there is the number 8823.

My very best regards and thanks for any help given...

Indian General service medal with clasp Waziristan 1894 

591 1/2 Sepoy Ghulan Muhamed 4th Punjab Inf

Waziristan 1894 (britishbattles.com)

(Sadly no information about the soldier)

Any adicional info would be apreciated...

Hello to you all

Would like an opinion about this IGSM. Real? Replica? Fake?

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A medal given by the British government to one the members of the rescue team lead by Patrão Joaquim Lopes"

By the rescue of the captain and his dog (mascot of the schooner) on the coast of Lisbon of the Schooner "British Queen" on 24 February 1858

The ship was lost and so the lives of 6 members of the crew. 

Any of the British members of this forum could help on finding more information ( I don't know but possibily on British government Foreign affairs office files ??),  about the decree of this medal ? ( what journal could it be publicize?), or could there be a public list or roll of people who received it including António da Conceição?

Best regards

A nice find for my collection...this WWI set of medals with a coronation medal (atributed)

9496

2 A.M. A.D. Jones

R.F.C. (R.A.F.)

Can any of our British members give a help on what 2 A.M. could mean? 

Also in the coronation medal is inscribe (Cons. A.D. Jones) what the abreviation "Cons." could mean???

And what could be is first & second name A.D.?

My thanks for any adicional information...

Regards

P.

Hello everyone

I came across this set of medals and award certificate for the Warsaw Uprising....

Could any of our Polish members give any help on where can I find more information about the awarded? Michal S. Mariana Schmidt

The medals, memorial plaque, photo & rest of memorabilia are now in display in my colletion

Set of medals, photo & memorial plaque of Prt Albert Oscar Jones (Born in Birmingham in 1896 Died in 1918 France).

PRIVATE A O JONES

Service Number: 306185

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Warwickshire Regiment

1st/8th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 09 October 1918

Buried or commemorated at

BUSIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

If anybody in this forum could add more info, would be much apreciated.

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Photo of is grave in Busigny Memorial Cemetery (France)

His medals ... (the ribbons originally were in an incorrect order)

The Memorial Plaque...

Is name is also honored in Birmingham Hall of Memory...

Thanks everyone for all of your kind information.

Hi

Here's a recent picture added to my collection. I believe its a french official (Diplomatic corps? Artillery?)

Could anyone help identify ?

Best regards

Picture of the back of the photo

8 hours ago, peter monahan said:

Hello Peron

 

I'm having trouble reading the card - not your fault! - but I can give you some info. and makes some guesses.  

 

John George Christopher Siems WAS a Lt in the London Regiment and was entitled to a BWM and VM.  Record shown below.

 

It looks as if he had to apply for the medals because he was living in Barcelona.  My guess woud be that they were originally sent to the address where he said he planned to live, probably in England, and were returned because he had moved with no forwarding address.  This was not that uncommon and many medals were not sent out until 1920, 2'1 or '22, so people had moved.

 

I hope that helps a bit.

 

Peter

Many Thanks for the adicional info. I put another photo of the card (amplified), see if it helps!!!

Hi 

Another contribution to this forum...was on sale on an antique shop on the city of Oporto, but I arrived to late!!! ?

Here are more photos as requested...

Hi Prussian sorry for didnt yet put photo but was on vacation and unavailable to do it ...but in I will post more photos in next days...

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Hi everyone...

Any help on getting information about the soldier whose the medals bellow where atributed?

Another question I have... Is it commom or usual that british WW2 medals apear engraved ? I know that WW1 british medals  where all identified with that information but WW2 ???

Thanks and regards for all information given...

Hi everyone...

Just aquired this german militarypass among with some medals and photo of a soldier but unffortunatelly my german is poor...does anyone here could help on translation aboutthe militar history of this german soldier?

Thanks in advance for all help given...

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Here's na article I found on OMSA about this medal:

http://www.omsa.org/files/jomsa_arch/Splits/1993/28130_JOMSA_Vol44_6_34.pdf

1 hour ago, 922F said:

Peron,  Some one probably'upgraded' the presentation case/box shown in your post, perhaps in an attempt to make it appear an 'official Royal Mint' issue.  Besides Award [Shrewsbury, UK], Cogswell [London, UK] retailed these in red or blue color exterior cases/boxes--first image below shows a red one.  Containers seen to date have either white, blue or both color interiors.  Red exterior cases display the inscription "Normandy 1944' in gilt.  Original blue exterior cases could be ordered with the recipient's name and unit laser engraved on a small plaque fixed to the top of the case lid.  [At additional fee?]  So whomever 'upgraded' the case lost a possible connection to the original holder if in fact the piece was obtained by a qualified veteran.   

I have seen nearly 20 of these medals but do not recall any with hallmarks or mint marks nor any definitely identifiable as Royal Mint production.  Would estimate that 1/3 had numbers either engraved on the rim, bar clasp reverse or written inside the case.  I have never seen a document or cover letter for this medal.   

A U.S. based firm specializing in similar unofficial commemorative awards offers what it calls a D-Day Commemorative Medal as well as a document for that medal.  This item's design may be seen on-line.  Criteria to obtain it appears to be payment of the purchase fee.

 

Gordon, the UK veterans' organization that authorized this medal disbanded several years ago. 

The British Normandy Campaign medal ribbon signifies typical air force, navy, & army colors.  It's ribbon pattern resembles that of the first type Order of Saint Catherine of Mount Sinai, a self-styled chivalric order active from about 1880 to 1920.  Usually the red stripe is wider for this Order's ribbon than in 2nd image below however.   A group 'revived' the Order around 1980 using a simple red ribbon.

 

Heres a photo of the lid...

Hi gents

Need some help on how to get information to who this British Normandy 1944 Medal with a serial No.11751  was given to.   

Is there any online records available where I could get that info?

Regards & thanks

P.

Hi

I brougth to the apreciation of the fórum, this VC Medal replica, (in my opinion a well made replica).

Does any one have any idea of the period (or how many years) it could have been made (or have)?

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P.

16 hours ago, pikemedals said:

Hi you will find him on the London gazette dated 10 March 1925 page 1694 telegraph office 

Many thanks Pike

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