Megan

You are most kind, Hendrik! What do you all think is the best way to handle things like the fourageres (no I cannot remember how to spell it!) & the wound ribbon - a bit at the bottom for 'Unofficial attachments' perhaps?

Commander & Knight of the National Order of Merit (The Officer wears the same badge as the Grand Officer, but without the star).

Grand Officer, National Order of Merit

Guess it is time I put up some of my pictures... Grand Cross, National Order of Merit

Thank you Hendrik - I take it you are OK with my using them? Acknowledged, of course, although you already feature large in the Contributors' List!

At the moment, Paddy, I am looking at the Croix de Guerre 1914-18 which came with 4 different reverses (1914-15, 1914-16, 1914-17 & 1914-18 - as they discovered that the war wasn't over as fast as expected!), and with 4 different emblems that could appear on the ribbon. The Croix de Guerre 1939-45 and the TOE will come as separate entries. I guess the Vichy stuff will have its own section, as you are not allowed to wear them in France.

Thank you all... Just added the French Croix de Guerre 1914-18 - don't have pictures of all the variants, alas... anyone got pictures they'd be willing to share? (Yeah, I can be quite shameless asking - the whole site is made with pictures people give me... I don't actually collect 'things' just information!)

Searches for a gobsmacked smilie... Why thank you all for such a nice welcome! Maybe I need to become an honorary 'Gentleman' to be here...

These are all fascinating, particularly as I'm doing some much needed work on the French section of my website. Please do pop over & comment (especially if you can help me out where I don't know something!). (I actually came here because Ed Haynes wanted to give me some Afghan pictures for said website & the easiest way was to point me to where he'd posted them here... but the rest of the forum is so fascinating I shall be staying )