David S

Just received this in the post.

Nothing spectacular but fascinating to me.

1914 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

Interallied Victory Medal (unofficial)

St John Medal w/ MID ???

Edward VII Coronation - 1902

George V Coronation - 1911

George V Jubilee - 1935

George VI Coronation - 1937

Permanent Overseas Forces LS & GCM (at least 18 yrs svc)

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-unknown-

Comments appreciated

Thanks ED

The only thing I can find re Yemen is this. Nice but not my ribbons.

http://www.coleccionesmilitares.com/cintas/asia/yemen.gif

The 2002 english language version by Helion and Company is ISBN: 1874622701. Translated by C.F. Colton, MA. No mention of Duncan Rogers though.

If you have patience they come up on Ebay once in a while. Got mine for around $30.00

close up of the crown and button

These were ID'd by the seller as possibly German . . . or British. So far I've come up empty.

Can anyone ID?

Thanks for looking.

From EBay . . . description was Middle Eastern but so far not identifiable by me.

It's a beautiful 'rack' but I am clueless (it might very well be upside down).

Any assistance is appreciated.

The backs

Note that the 11th Division has a label (in Japanese)

More

Left - 3rd Division of the Middle Army

Right - 1st Division of the Eastern Army

GSDF meaning Ground Self Defense Forces

Out of my area but interesting nonetheless

Left - Northern Army

Right - 11th Division of the Northern Army

The colors on the top indicate the arm of service (Infantry, Arty . . .) but I'm not sure. References are few and far between.

Magnificent and very impressive !!

Is it just me or does the centerpiece on the collar in pic 34 & 35 look like a smiley face

Here's the story of a USMC Navy Cross winner in Iraq . . . Cpt Brian Chontosh

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf...ef/200456162723

This could be a group representing what Jessica Lynch received

Have any Medals of Honour been awarded for Op Iraqi Freedom?

I am not aware of any Medal of Honor nominations from Operation Iraqi Freedom... yet!

One so far.

http://www.mishalov.com/smith-iraq.html

Here's a good site

http://www.medals.lava.pl/bc/uk1.htm

Not much . . .

The badge in post #2 is from the Forces at Hoa Hao, the 2e Commando was posted at Hoa Hao, but their badges are different.

Hoa Hao is in the Tan Chau district which is WNW of Hanoi. Not far at all from Dien Bien Phu.

A good reference is

French Airborne Troops Wings and Insignia

by Jacques Baltzer and Eric Micheletti

It covers only Airborne and such but is worth the price.

must be nice to throw away money

Thanks Rick

I've said it before and I'll say it again . . . Some people have more money than brains

Nice score Daniel !

Not much on TJ Master . . . he did make it to Air Marshal and was still around in 1999. I'll keep looking.

added: Retired on 31 Dec 02 as Air Marshal, Chief of The Training Command Became President of the India Air Force Association in 2003.

http://www.indianairforce.nic.in/afsqnn1.htm

The buyer has paid a lot of $$$ for similiar badges.

Any of these badges real??

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...serid=dhawk1954

and page 179 (they wouldn't fit together)

From

Orders, Decorations, Medals, and Badges of the Third Reich by Littlejohn & Dodkins

Vol 2 - pages 178

A good legitimate group.

The National Defense Service Medal was authorized on 22 April 1953 for the

period 1950 to 1954 - The Korean Conflict.

Temporary promotions happened in WW1 as well.

Captain in 1917, and by the end of the war a Colonel. In 1920 reverted back to Captain, a month later (or less) promotion to Major and promoted to Lieutenant Colonel 15 or so years later. Ii happened to Patton, Eisenhower, Bradley and others.

Nice bar

From the 1897 Centenary to the Hindenburg Cross, with stops including the Prussian War Service and Red Cross, not to leave out the Bavarians.

Niemeyer's bar. I think the RAO should have been a 3 Kl. mit Schleife, but it was corrected afterwards...

Reunited . . . in cyberspace if not physically

My bars are retirement pre WW1, the medal bar is during or post WW1 . . . nice to see it

What happened to the Japanese Order of The Rising Sun (sixth from the left on the big bar) ????

Thanks Claudio

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