David S

Somebody's dreaming bigtime :speechless1:

BTW, anyone else notice that Rear Admiral's name at the bottom of the message(releasing authority).

Absolutely . . . I love coincidences like that :cheeky:

This is one I had which now lives with Ricky . . . he can epsonize it better

Where would these be worn? On the sleeve?

Yes

Lower left forearm, vertically

As to originality I have no idea

I've seen bigger kilt pins

Just plain odd to be found in war torn Germany

What it looks like to me is two pieces made into one. The circular dingus with

nothing in the center is a plain but nice bit of costume jewelry. Someone comes

by with a spare Ontario coat of arms, gets it welded (messily) and now you have

one where there once was two The differences between the quality

make me think this

but I think I'd try rich and unable to dress myself unassisted for a change

I'd take that risk as well . . . so far nothing :rolleyes:

He was London Metropolitian Police Commissioner from 1886 to 88, it was on

his watch that Jack the Ripper slew at will

Born - 1840 / Died - 1927

Here's a short list of his awards (there are probably others) -

The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael & St George - Knights Grand Cross (G.C.M.G.)

The Most Honorable Order of the Bath - Knights Commander (K.C.B.)

Order of St John of Jerusalem - Knight of Justice

-in the pic on his medal bar-

South Africa Medal

Egypt Medal

Khedives Star

Metro Police Jubilee (1887)

He served as a General (not a very good one) in the Boer War, so he probably received the following-

Queens South Africa Medal

Kings South Africa Medal

Egyptian Order of Medijiye (sp?) - 3rd class (one of his collar awards)

i chortled and guffawed

I bet

What a find

Decades ago I saw a similar one hanging off a uniform due to one

of the attatchments being broken . . . it was on a tunic I wasn't

interested in

Coooool

That gives him a battle star, most likely an invasion 'arrowhead' to go on his EAME

You sure on the LCD designation?

I don't find that type listed, the closest alphabetically is LSD (Landing Ship - Dock) which is a much

larger vessel than a LCI (Landing Craft - Infantry)

The third wave would have been no less ugly than the first two, in fact probably uglier due to the submerged

vehicles (jeeps to DD tanks), burning landing craft, and accurate fire . . .

There tend to be more pictures with Army variations, than Navy ones

This pic is a gem

The patch itself is a variation on the British Combined Arms insignia

For the US Army Amphibious Engineers the background of the patch was blue

For the Navy the background is red, the patch itself is for Landing Craft personnel

Look here http://www.usslci.com/index.html

He bought the farm in 1950 (don't know the day or month)

He is memorialized in the National Portrait Gallery . . . which is not available on the web

Look here http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp85861

To me the best is the 27 drawer cabinet . . . lotsa places for good stuff :jumping:

I did

Well written indeed

Nice ones Darrell

I may have been a little harsh in saying that this was 'an easy medal to earn', with competent service over a period of time it can be awarded, I was awarded six of these over 15 years, the only ones that meant anythings were the ones for valor

I thought any Medal handed out for Valor had a V insignia attached to the ribbon??

Bingo

This medal shows nothing like a V

I have a number of problems with the story

If you want to spend the money . . . so be it

The medal by itself is worth $10 tops

It's not a hard medal to earn

p.s. It's called the Army Commendation Medal, not Accomodation Medal . . .

Super pics

Thanks

I didn't know that they were infested with punks & mohawks

I knew I'd seen that patch before . . . but where?

Of course !!! Uniforms, Organization & History of the German Police by J Angolia and HP Taylor

From the book-

At a ceremony held on 29 May 1934 at the main officer's training school in Berlin-Lichterfelde

the traditional insignia of the polie troop of German East Africa was bestowed on the men of

1. Hundertschaft/LPG "General Goring." This was the "Southern Cross", worn as a cloth

badge on the lower left sleeve.

Hope it helps

Thanks for posting this

54th Signal Bn was a subordinate unit of 1st Field Force (you can kinda see the shoulder patch) the 54th had

responsibility for communications within 1st Field Force . . . here's the 1FFV insignia . . .color and subdued

One cannot help but wonder why only the left side for insignia . . .

No ribbons . . . only the overseas stripes

Here's something interesting . . . same uniform (sort of) and hat, insignia on both collars

http://www.e-anca.org/bios/Thompson.htm

Further looking shows that the insignia is a caduceus with a ANC intwined . . . and this uniform is the second version

http://history.amedd.army.mil/ANCWebsite/anchhome.html

click on the lefthand menu for uniforms

I wouldn't use the word incorrect . . . even the best of the best works cannot cover ever scrap of info. . . the best we can expect references to be is right more times than wrong

I think this says it all :speechless1:

Number 4 is indeed Vatican awarded

It is the Benemerenti (to a well deserving person) medal awarded by the Pope, it

is awarded for long and exceptional service to the Catholic church, it's famlies

and community

Pope Leo XIII reigned from 1878 to 1903

It is South African

Boordskutter (BS) is Afrikaans for Air Gunner

Reference-

The Military Badges and Insignia of Southern Africa

CR Owen