Gordon Craig

Gentlemen, Thanks for all of the responses. If I understand what has been said above, small booklets presented with awards were not named on the cover but appeared to be named on the interior. Here is a picture of the interior of the booklet I posted above. Can you tell from what it says inside what award it would have been issued with. Regards, Gordon

USN, I should have said this before. This is a put together tunic and who knows what it is. Someone, who knows nothing about British ribbon bars, has put this bar on upside down. The single ribbon should be on the top of the ribbon bar. Not on the bottom. There is no single piece of braid like the one shown on the sleeve of your tunic in any British navy insignia. The anchors are loose because they do not belong where they are. I am afraid that this is a total fantasy and has no relation to any Royal Navy tunic or insignia of any period. Regards, Gordon

USN, The rank insignia does not match any Royal Navy type that I am aware of. I would lean more towards merchant marine but it doesn't match any Merchant Marine insignia either. Possibly a tunic from a passenger liner of some company. The ribbon bar is on upside down. Regards, Gordon

Gentlemen, Would someone be kind enough to translate what it says on this certificate into English for me. I would like to know what medal it would have been issued with. Regards, Gordon

Nick, First of all, thanks for the time effort and cash that you have already put into the GMIC. It is a great boon to the militaria collecting world. Advertising can work. It does on the WAF and it is not intrusive there. I would also be willing to pay membership. The WAF used to do that and restrict the viewing of the pictures to paid members. Eventually they stopped that though as probably too labour intensive to keep track of. I would also support donations but it would probably be the same minority that paid the donations each time they were solicited if that is the route followed. Wiki often uses banners to ask for donations but I do not know how effective this has been for them. They occur more often now and I am less likely to give the more often they appear. Whatever method of financial support you decide to adopt will need to be within bounds for you, or those who volunteer to help you, time wise. Good luck in keeping the GMIC running as it is. Regards, Gordon

Good morning, Records for WWII Canadian servicemen are held at Library and Archives Canada. They are not on line and must be applied for. I have a friend who provides this service for a small fee. He has retrieved files for me and what you get depends on the information that you provide. I suggest tat you email him at the address below. Regards, Gordon cef.research@rogers.com

Greg, Some years ago I came across page in a militaria book that I copied and used as the template for cataloguing my collections. In the upper left hand corner I enter some letter combination that identifies the specific collection; ie WG for West German; EG for East German; POL for Polish etc. I might also add a designator to differentiate a uniform, or a medal depends on just which collection I am cataloguing. I use a four digit number to identify the individual item. Here is a scan of a blank document I created to catalogue a collection. I put these documents in a three ring binder labelled for the country. The binder itself I divide into sections on reference material ie items I've found on the internet but are not in my collection; items in my collection. In the section listing items in my collection I have page where I list each item in that section by number (WG-0001) and a short title indicating what the item is. On this page I also enter the location of all the items. For example Drawer 1 or shelf 1. The rest of the page is self evident. If I run out of space in one category on the page I just keep writing in the next one. All items do not require an entry in all categories. I hope this helps. Regards, Gordon Regards, Gordon

Trupper, Nice looking medal at a good price. Thanks for showing it to us. Regards, Gordon

Can someone translate the following for me please MILE. L VUČKOVIĆ MAŠINOVODA SRP. MORAVICE Regards, Gordon

Paul, I did a name search on the Anglo Boer War forum and did not find his name. This would be a good place to start your search. https://www.angloboerwar.com/name-search Regards, Gordon

JBFloyd, This badge is unknown to me but since it appears to have the crest of Bavaria on it I looked it up under that state. Emedals sold one in the past and they called is a Bavaria, Kingdom Official's Breast Badge that indicates to me they did not know exactly what it was other than from the stats of Bavaria. I've added some pictures from their site as the badge they sold was well marked. Regards, Gordon

Jurgen, Your welcome. Thanks for starting the thread. I learned something and that is always important. Regards, Gordon

Jurgen, I've heard from my friend and he has confirmed that the helmet that you posted is an early BGS helmet. Here is what he had to say. Regards, Gordon Hello Gordon, yes i know these helmets. It is indeed the first BGS liner model from 1951. These were all refurbished WW2 shells (all makers and variants can be encountered M35, M40 and M42). Repainted and added welded chinstrap bale like on early US M1. Only used for short time in early 50s. After 1953 most were modified for the new 1953 liners (Innenausstattung 53) - liner rivet holes were welded closed and liner mount installed in dome. So surviving examples, that avoided these updates are a bit rare. Attached is photos of mine. Shell is a Quist M42 (a rare shell even for WW2). Also a few period photos of the reissued WW2 shells in use 1954 and earlier.

Jurgen, I'll ask a knowledgeable friend and get back to you. Regards, Gordon

Jurgen, I've never seen this type of liner in any BGS or Polizei helmet. Actually, I've never seen it in any German helmet. Too bad you don't still have the one stolen from you. Sorry I can not be of more help. Regards, Gordon

papy38, Does it have any clasps? Regards, Gordon

Ulsterman, There are members of the forum who have undertaken a serious study of the medals awarded by Argentina as a result of the war. While there have been medals awarded by national and other organizations in Argentina they were meant to honor those who took part in the conflict and to those who are still in the Malvinas. There was a comment above re the soldiers still buried on the islands. There is only one recorded repatriation for reburial in Argentina. The rest still lie in a cemetery outside Darwin. Regards, Gordon

Cory, Since you have received no responses here I suggest that you try the Wehrmacht Awards Forum (WAF) if you haven't already. There is a forum dedicated to 57er wards on that site. You can find it here https://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/forum/wehrmacht-era-militaria/-1957-medals-orders-and-decorations Regards, Gordon

Fernando, I believe that all that needs to be said about this helmet has been said on the WAF. Regards, Gordon

Perhaps it will be easier to read this way. Regards, Gordon

Shots Dave, Interesting document and miniature award. There was a South African medal with a Protea on it in the last DNW Auction. I debated on buying it but I wasn't able to trace the chap so didn't. I've consoled myself by saying "Who needs another broken group anyway." Regards, Gordon

Uwe, I thought that the document cover in German was spelt mappe or mappen? Would you confirm that for me please. Regards, Gordon

Jimmbo, Welcome to the forum. Always good to see new members join and post things from their collections. Looking forward to seeing more items posted by you. Regards, Gordon

Hi, Pannonia Terra Numizmatika is a well known site and I am sure that their translation is correct. Regards, Gordon

Gentlemen, I have never seen one of these medals before and wonder if anyone else has. Any information that you could provide on it would be appreciated. Awarded and by whom? Colour of ribbon. Piece is for sale at US$3200.00. Regards, Gordon