Herr General

RobW, is that book for sale somewhere?

I can buy a National Order of the Condor of the Andes from Bolivia. Commandors grade. How common is this medal? What would a fair price be?

3 is sweden, order of the sword.

Is this thread usefull:

http://www.onderscheidingenforum.nl/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=470&hilit=Soesoehoenan

Hmmm why no war medal?

Because he joined 322 squadron 20th of March 1945 and was shot down on April 1st. Two weeks later he was liberated in a Kriegslazeret.

He escaped holland by bike in 1941. Through Belgium, France (spend some time in jail) to spain. With a boot to Aruba. From Aruba to New York, Canada, England. Back to Canada for training, Back to the UK, To Holland and Crashed in 1945...

Here's the set of another friend. A Dutch Spitfire Pilot with 322 squadron. Only three living in Holland at this time...

And a close-up from the MC group

The MC is for leading his platoon in a charge against german possitions in the Schlieffenline. Himself leading with stengun fire and handgranates.

And the Belgium awards are for Night combat/patrol in Antwerp. (Killing germans in close range with stengun and handgranates)

Some info on his carreer;

MBE ( Mil DIV )

Northern Ireland Operations

F&G Star

J NCO 6 CDO 1944-45

Defence medal -

HD (BN) under the age of 18

1939-14 War medal

GSM (Malaya)

SGT 1/KOYLI 1984-50

MID

Distinguished Service as a Acting platoon commander

Korea UK

Sgt 1KSLI 1950

Korea UN

Sgt 1KSLI 1950

AGSM (Kenya)

CSM 1/KSLI 1955-58 (Mau Mau)

Arabian Peninsular Clasp

Air lifted from Kenya for Suez Crises 1956

Arabian Peninsular Clasp

Trucial Oman Scouts RSM and RQMS 1958-61

GSM Northern Ireland

Capt. Majr. and Lt. Col / tours from 1969 - 1980

Un medal (Cypres)

Capt and Lt. Col tours 1972 and 1979

LSGC Regular Army

Awarded when he was a Lt. Col and served 30 years

Tower of Al-Qasmi 2nd class

2002/awarded to a few selected british officers for loyal and distinguished service to the Trucial Oman Scouts in their formation years.

Two veteran friends showed my girlfriend their medals a while back. Just found this picture on my camera and thought I would share this with you..

Left, Ex Colonel and RSM from the KSLI/Trucial Oman Scouts

Right, Ex Major KSLI/Herefords

Enjoy,

Is there info in the book about the albanian medals to Dutch soldiers?

Yes please :)

Sorry, but this isn't a Dutch army helmet as used by the infantry in 1940!

- sorry, just wait! This might be a model 1916 helmet!

I'm looking for ALL info about this order! Also i'm looking for information about this award to Dutch soldiers!

RIP!

Yesterday te Dutch lost 2 Marines in Afghanistan! Bringing the total to 23 :(

Here is the accompanying miniature bar.

The Luxemburg Wedding Medal is missing.

The 2 Thai decoration (with diamonds) were probably never made as miniatures.

/Michael

A beautiful set!

I'm looking for a recepient of the Waldeck Pyrmont - Merit medal in silver, his name is Beekes, he's Dutch.

Is there a register or archive about the Waldeck Pyrmont - Merit medal in silver?

Medals, documents etc to Cornelis Hendrikus Beekes, servant to the Dutch Queen Mother Emma van Waldeck-Pyrmont

Netherlands - Medal for the Silver Wedding of 1926 (only 755 awarded)

For the wedding of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands with Prince Hendrik van Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Waldeck-Pyrmont - Silver medal of Merit

Given by Furst Frederik Adolf Herman van Waldeck-Pyrmont, brother of the Queen Mother

Arolsen 2-6-1911

Luxembourg - Silver medal for Civil and Military Merit Adolp van Nassau

Januari 1914 during a visit of the Grandduchess

Belgium - Bronze medal for servants of foreign courts

Given by King leopold II during a state visit in november 1938

I think that this group is rare and unique!

The Greek version was awarded, by mistake, to a group of Dutch Korea veterans. You can still see veterans wearing a KOPEA clasp in Holland!

The IMHO is not only for people who helped Jews in World War 2 but for other persecuted groups as well, by the nature of the beast the vast majority of the awards will be to be people who helped Jewish victims. I feel however that there are alternative ways of recognizing these brave people, who should have been recognised many years previously.

Paul

Like I said:

Wasn't the Kings medal for courage/service in the cause of freedom used for people who helped Jews, Pows and aircrews?

or it this award "closed"?

From the following government website:

http://www.communiti...rporate/1499842

This is evidently not a wearable medal, nor instituted by The Queen. Gordon Brown is quoted as saying that he "was pleased to create a new award".

"1. The award - British Hero of the Holocaust - is a special award akin to a state honour. The solid silver medallion is 50mm wide and in a black leather presentation box. The obverse is inscribed - 'in the service of humanity' and the reverse - 'in recognition of xxxx whose selfless actions preserved life in the face of persecution'.

2. The award was announced following a campaign by the Holocaust Education Trust and supported by Russell Brown MP EDM 1175. It called for Holocaust heroes to be awarded MBEs and OBEs posthumously."

Wasn't the Kings medal for courage/service in the cause of freedom used for people who helped Jews, Pows and aircrews?

I have a commander's badge (III Class) of the Order of the Star, but I don't have just a photo or scan of the medal by itself. <img src="http://gmic.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blush.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="blush.gif" />

Was thisone awarded to you?

Did get a good medal, now for the archives...

After some laziness i called the local French embassy and they (i.e. a very charming and helpful english speaking french lady!) promptly provided me with the contact details of the SECRETARIAT D'ETAT AUX ANCIENS COMBATTANTS. Will be sending off a letter in coming days. Fingers crossed to see if something can surface!

Would you like me to get you in contact with the military Attaché to the Netherlands? I also can get you in contact with the two leading experts on decorations and medals to dutchmen.... PM me!

Is General Kisbarnaki Ferenc Farkas wearing an order from Nepal?

An old veteran friend of mine is an ex RNAF Spitfire pilot.

Great story, he escaped Nazi occupied Holland by bicycle to Belgium, went by train to Paris, arrested somewhere in Vichy France. Got out of jail and escaped to Switzerland. Traveled again by train through France and got on a ship in Portugal. The ship took him after a stop in Venezuela to the Netherlands Antilles. He stayed there for a while and went on to New York. From New York he boarded again a ship, this time to England. In London he joined the Dutch Army and was sent to Canada for Flight training! To cut a long story short. In 1944 he was shot down in his spitfire above Holland and became a POW. Liberated in 1945 and send back to England to recover.

There he met a Johnny Coller. He remembers that Johnny had a DSO DFC and MiD. Does anyone have more information about Johnny?

Would they have been mentioned on his medal index card?