Herr General

Well done Gordon, you are a true gentleman!

Thank you, that is the one!

Are there forum members here that speak french and who are willing to google on Ordre du Merite Civil et Militaire d'Adolphe de Nassau to see if there is any information available on Dutch recipients?

I can't find the decoration belonging to the last Ribbon ( officers grade ) Does anyone have an idea?

Would anyone like to see more?

A month ago I was in England as a guest from the Light Infantry veterans. We visited the K.S.L.I museum. I made these photo's especially for the great people of the GMIC forum!

Enjoy!

If I remember correctly the 4th BN K.S.L.I, who won the French Croix de Guerre during WWI wore the ribbon on there schoulder between there divisional sign and the regimental flash.

Is this still used today ?

In the Netherlands awards for a Regiment are attached to the colors of that regiment. Maybe that is the same in the UK ?

I have just added this Dutch photo to my collections. It seems to be showing the same award!

Anyone ?

Gordon Ethelbert Ward Wolstenholme, director of the Ciba Foundation (Novartis) (b Sheffield 1913; q Middlesex Hospital Medical School, London, 1939; OBE, FRCP, FRSA, FACP, hon FDSRCS, hon LLD Cambs, hon DTech Brunel, hon MD Grenada, West Indies; Linnaeus medal, Sweden; Pasteur medal, Paris; gold medal, Perugia; Tito Lik; Chevalier Legion d?Honneur; fellow UCL; hon life governor Middlesex Hosp; fellow International Assoc Dental Research), died from carcinomatosis and atrial fibrillation cardiomyopathy on 29 May 2004

http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/ful.../7464/516-a/DC1

Perugia ?

Thanks for your reply. I think it is Thai because of the "crown" like object over the medal.This is seen on almost al Thai decorations.

I hope you don't mind me using this image, if so, please send me a message!

This Dutch medalbar with Thai / Siam and Cambodian decorations was sold in the last FJP auction. Does anyone know what the name of the Thai decoration is? I can't find it in books, dealer and reference sites...

It is the third decoration from the left,

CDV-4 is a Lieutenant Colonel from the KNIL somewhere around 1865. He is wearing a mamelukken sword.

CDV-5 is a Captain serving with the KNIL Infantry.

I believe it only comes in one grade, a badge?

Here you go, it is te left one!

Left: Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw ( Knight grade )

Right: Orde van Oranje Nassau ( Knight grade )

Why didn't he place his German order first?

Orders, Medals and Decorations of His Royal Highness Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, Prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld.

Below is the large list of decorations from HRH Prince Bernhard. Prince Bernhard is the son of Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, (younger brother of the reigning Prince of Lippe) and Baroness Armgard of Sierstorpff-Cramm.

I would like to now if he received Imperial decorations in his time as member of the ruling family of the principality Lippe and after the first world war ( when the family lost Lippe to Poland ) as a well known person in the large aristocratic society of Germany?

Some of his decorations

Dutch

Commander in the Military Order of William

Grand cross in the Order of the Dutch Lion

Grand master of the Order of the Golden Ark

Knight in the Order of the Golden Lion of Nassau

Grand cross in the House order of Oranje

Knight in the House order of Lippe

knights of Justice from the Johanitter Order in the Netherlands

Flying Cross

War Commemorative Cross with the bars war on land 1940-1945 and Normandy 1944

Resistance Cross

Officers' Cross for 35 years of service

Marriage medal 1937

Inauguration medal 1948

Silver Wedding Medal 1962

Marriage medal 1966

Inauguration medal 1980

Cross of Merit from the Dutch Red Cross

Gold medal of the Royal Netherlands Air Force Society

Medal of Special Merit of the Royal Netherlands Air Force Society

Cross of the Royal Netherlands Officers' Reserve Association

Silver Carnation

Foreign

Commander in the Legion of Merit from the United States of America

Grand cross in the Order of Merit of Argentina

Grand cross in the Order of the Liberator San Martin of Argentina

Grand cross in the Leopoldsorde with the swords of Belgium

Grand cross in the National Order of the Southern Cross of Brazil

Grand cross in the Order of Aeronautical Merit of Brazil

Grand cross in the Order of Naval Merit of Brazil

Chain of the Order of Merit from Chile

Grand cross in the Order of the Clouds of China

Grand cross in the Order of Boyaca from Colombia

Grand cross in the Order of Saint Carlo from Colombia

Grand cross in the Order of Merit of Germany

Knight in the Order of the Elephant from Denmark

Grand cross in the Order of Merit Juan Pablo Duarte of the Dominican Republic

Grand cross in the Order of Merit of Ecuador

Collar of the Order of the Queen of Sheba of Ethiopia

Grand cross in the Order of Solomon's Seal of Ethiopia

Grand cross in the Order of the White Rose of Finland

Grand cross in the Order of the Legion of Honour of France

Commander in the Order of the Academic Palms of France

Grand cross in the Order of the Redeemer of Greece

Grand cross in the Order of Victoria from the United Kingdom

Grand cross in the Most Honorable Order of the Bath ( civil ) from the United Kingdom

Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire

Honorary Bailiff Grand cross of the Knight Order of het hospital of St. John from Jerusalem of the United Kingdom

Grand cross in the Order of Mahaputera from Indonesia

Grand cross in the Order of Pahlavi from Iran

Grand cross in the Order of Merit of the Republic from Italy

Grand cross in the National Order of the Ivory Coast

Grand cross in the Order of the Star of Joegoslavia

Grand cross in the Order of the Star of Karageorge of southern Slavi?

Grand cross in the bravery order of Cameroon

Grand sash in the Order of the Star of Africa from Liberia

Grand sash in the Order of the Pioneers from Liberia

Grand cross in the Order of the Oak Crown of Luxembourg

Honorary Bailiff Grand cross in the Sovereign en Military Order of Malta

Grand Chain of the Order of the Aztec Eagle of Mexico

Grand cross in the Order of Ojaswi Rajanya of Nepal

Grand cross with silver star in the Order of Ruben Dario of Nicaragua

Grand cross in the Order of Saint Olaf of Norway

Grand cross from the Decoration of Honor for Merit from Austria

Chain of the National Order of Merit of Paraquay

Grand cross in the Order of the Son of Peru

Grand cross in the Order of the 23th august of Roemenia

Grand cross in the National Order of the Lion of Senegal

Grand cross in the Order of Karel III of Spain

Grand sash in the Order of the Yellow Star of Suriname

Knight in the House order of Chakry of Thailand

Grand cross in the Order of Independence from Tunesia

Chain of the Order of the Liberator of Venezuela

Knight in the Seraphimorder of Sweden

Croix the Guerre 1940 avec Palm from Belgium

Bronze Star of the United States of America

Croix the Guerre 1939-1945 avec Palm from France

War Cross 1939 of Czechoslovakia

War Cross 1939-1945, 1942 from Greece

Croix the Guerre 1940-1945 avec Palm from Luxembourg

Defense Medal from the United Kingdom

France and Germany Star the United Kingdom

Thanks Stijn for that information. Does anyone have additional information?

Auteur(s) G.C.E. K?ffler

Titel De Militaire Willemsorde

Ondertitel 1815-1940

I'm still looking for a copy!

Thanks for your reaction David. I myself also only have the 1940 < book. Can't find the other one!

Nice to see other Dutch members here!

Thank you Claudio for your reaction. Found him. It is sold!

Lot Nr.4764

Preu?ische Frackspange,

sechsteilig. Eisernes Kreuz 1914, 2.Klasse (OEK 1909). Frontk?mpferehrenkreuz. Rot-Kreuz-Medaille 3.Klasse, Zinkausf?hrung (OEK 1872). Holland, Milit?rischer Wilhelms-Orden, Ritterkreuz, Silber, vergoldet und emailliert. Kriegsteilnehmerkreuz mit Spange "ATJEH 1901 - 1905", versilbert.

Other CDV's are posted here:

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=10950

Hi Jacky

Take a look at this topic:

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=11000&hl=