Gordon Craig

MichaelGab, I am not aware of any "immediate" discharge cases but it would be interesting to find one. As you said, there are usually some sort of disciplinary charges awarded prior to a discharge from the services. As per below. Regards, Gordon Albert was so poorly behaved a sailor that after various periods of imprisonment including an occasion where he was convicted for 6 months of hard labour and prison for striking a superior officer, leaving him “dismissed” from the Navy and not joining the Royal Fleet Reserve like many men who would become recalled for service in 1914. He was fortunate for his “Dismissal” to become a “Discharge SNLR” meaning Services No Longer Required, a more polite version of firing a Sailor, but left him unable to claim pay, pension or assistance.

This is a really interesting article. Thanks for posting it. Regards, Gordon

Wonderful photos gentlemen. Regards, Gordon

No one, Thanks for the English language for the medal. Very helpful. Regards, Gordon

Avidcollector, Welcome to the forum. Interesting QSA/KSA you have posted. Regards, Gordon

V, This is a touchy subject in Canada at the present time after a mass shooting on the Canadian East coast by a man wearing an RCMP uniform and driving a car virtually identical to an RCMP cruiser. I'm not familiar with the latest legal implications in trying to buy a modern RCMP uniform but it could a very touchy, if not illegal, purchase. Older uniforms do come up for sale from time to time, especially at local militaria shows but not recent uniforms. big, RCMP LSGC medals with King Charles effigy have not appear on the Governor Generals web site yet. Only QEII ones. If made, they have not been issued yet. I did attend the first ceremony when the Canadian Forces Decoration (CD) (12 years service in the armed forces) with King Charles effigy was issued late in 2024. It is probably just a matter of time for the RCMP medal to surface. Regards, Gordon

And the blue badge from my collection. This is a late issue badge indicated by the last pin type fastener used in the DDR. The loss of the gold on the edge is also indicative of the later badges and their poorer quality. Regards, Gordon

The triangular badge is for the MfS (STASI) school. The badge in the centre is a later issue cap cap badge. Earlier issue badges came in a two piece arrangement. The pin on the right is the FDJ badge as Megan says. Regards, Gordon

Scott, Thanks for the photo. I saw your post on the WAF. I wish I had been there. I would have added the red Merit Cross to the left of the white one to my collection. It is a text book example of the Spanish directives for making these crosses. Regards, Gordon

Scott, Nice pictures. Somme very interesting pieces there. Regards, Gordon

Wat05, Hard to tell if they are original. The majority of these crosses on the market aren't. Measurements weights and finish are usually how they are authenticated. Your pictures are not of a high enough quality to even take an educated guess. That being said, I don't like the back of the cross shown in the final picture. The edges/tips are not clear and crisp as they should be Here is a link to a GMIC thread I took part in a few years ago where we compared several crosses. Mine is included. Regards, Gordon https://gmic.co.uk/topic/61186-poland-cross-of-grunwald-order-3-cl-order-krzyża-grunwaldu/

I would say they are authentic. I had a pair just like them but mine had laces. One of the reason they still exist is probably the small size. Regards, Gordon

The "monkey fingers" are there to hold the pin in place I think. I've never seen them on a TR badge before. Just my thoughts though. Regards, Gordon

izzetafox, I believe this is a Jordanian cap badge. I've seen it identified for sale as an army beret badge or as police cap badge. I believe it to be an army badge. Regards, Gordon

ChrisKelly, Interesting topic. The Ottawa branch of the OMRS had it's annual "Medals Day" today and one of the topics presented had to do with collecting miniatures. Much of the presentation focused on the many navy clasps and how to attribute miniature groups. This thread was a nice addition to that presentation. Regards, Gordon