Jock Auld

Gordon, Glad it is of interest, you should see his HBT work cap (in fact you will when I get time), if it were not for a very small lable (easily removed) you could badge it as Coastal Artillery and sell it on (if one was that way inclined) and I doubt it would be challenged. Jock

Bernhard, Thanks for that. Jock

Guys, Got this yesterday, it is a very nice shape and the style is very similar to its WW2 counterpart. Looks to be private purchase in Hannover. The peak is leather like the old WW2 crushers. It may be quite early as some of his other stuff was as well but I didn't take that. Jock

Chip, Please see below, it is taken with the microscope. Looks like Komp not Korp. Jock

Guys, Major General Hans von Kempski Jock

Fantastic that it has all survived together, I have just been offered a nice group from a house clearance but two docs are missing and the bloke said 'oh theres another box somewhere but it may already have been skipped'! It is all too easliy lost and near immpossible to replace. Thanks for showing it. Jock

Thanks Guys, I knew you would know! Jock

Thats a relief! Would be tragic if they were all seperated. You should start a groupings thread or is there one already?

Kevin, Are these seperated docs or do you have the rest of the paperwork regarding the individuals? Such a shame if these things have been seperated from other surviving documentation or are you just complying to the thread title? cheers jock

Guys, I thought IG might like this as it shows the horse gear rather well and he looks to have an Artillery Luger in his holster, well he at least has the holster? Jock

Guys, This is another one from the weekend. The square looking affair is three colours horizontaly arranged with a star shaped badge in the centre, it may not even be militay but thought you all may know? Jock

Guys, Thanks for the extra info, here was me just pleased with the sword detail. Cheers Jock

John, Nice award, I wonder how many variants were produced by the various firms of these sort of item? Do you or anyone else have a period catalouge ? There must be hundreds of variants and you don't see them that often. Jock

Guys, thanks for the info! IG how did you get the unit as I can't make out the shoulderboard? Jock

Guys, I thought this was quite a clear picture of the sword in wear? Jock

Bernhard, He had been a bit busy hadn't he. I don't know how he coped with such a busy 'social' life. I was surprised the Blind flying school and Channel Watch Group were in plain speak and not FPN, one would think that any mail was suseptable to intercept at any point regardless of where it originated? Maybe an oversight at the time that provided a good source of Int, I suppose we will never know? I am sure that captured or stolen mail would be equivilant of intecepted phone and email conversations today and would have been valued. Never gave it much thought before now... Jock

Nice badge Alec, I also haven't seen one in my travels. Nice to learn new stuff every day! Cheers Jock

Some of the varied unit stamps as opposed to FP stamps, I would have thought this a breach of security. I like the Streifendienste Ukraine stamp this is quite unusual I think? Jock

Guys, Got a big pile of it at the weekend, just going through it and sorting it out. I thought this was interesting as it reminds one that lives were going on in the middle of the chaos of war with the daily drama and stresses of normal life relationships etc to deal with as well, the typed FP are always best as you can read them easily. Jock

Glenn, You are spot on, p34 para D of Vol 3 above publication. Cheers Jock

I can't fit in any uniforms these days! Jock

Glenn, Thanks for that, every day is a school day! I will have a look at my books but they are mostly the comercial post war reference books, maybe something about it in Uniforms & trads of KM somewhere. Thanks again Jock

Guys, This is my favourite from the weekend. I wish I could find that uniform! Jock