Hugh

I'm embarrassed by the poor quality of my previous post. Try this one. (Better, but not great)

Hugh

very nice-how big are those boxes?

Here's a picture of them with the lids on. Campaign medal boxes are 130 mm x 63 mm x 15 mm (5-1/4 x 2-1/2 x 1/2" for the Brits / Americans). Very lightweight plastic for the campaign medals - cheapo. However, the cases for the decorations are very nicely finished velveteen.

I know - had a dreadful struggle to build even the meagre information in the Indonesian section of my site!

INDONESIA - Bintang Jalasena Nararya, Angkatan Laut (Navy), Mint

Hj Machmud Arief, Surabaya, 3/91

I know - had a dreadful struggle to build even the meagre information in the Indonesian section of my site!

Here's another one for you, Megan. Don't mind the yellow highlighting; it just shows that my entries for that item are complete (in my inventory list).

INDONESIA - Army Order of Merit Land Forces Honour Decoration), 2nd Class (Bintang Kartika Eka Pakci Pratama), EF

Invicta Intl, Ottawa, 11/00,

Here's one for you to fill in with. Feel free to use this or any other of my images on your site.

INDONESIA ? Bintang Mahaputera Utama (3^rd Class) in ornate carved wooden case of issue, EF

Liverpool Medal, 7/04,

(The box is really a work of art. I'll get around to it later.)

Whoops! Think I overcompensated in resizing. I can go back to the orig. and do a little less if need be.

I know - had a dreadful struggle to build even the meagre information in the Indonesian section of my site!

Here's one for you to fill in with. Feel free to use this or any other of my images on your site.

INDONESIA ? Bintang Mahaputera Utama (3^rd Class) in ornate carved wooden case of issue, EF

Liverpool Medal, 7/04,

(The box is really a work of art. I'll get around to it later.)

If you would/could, threads on all of these individually would be much appreciated. I know absolutely nothing about these, and would not be able to add anything constructive to such detailed coverage, but I have noticed some Thai awards locally and may be diverted into yet another Side Collection.

If I actually knew what I was DOING....

Here's a useful site for the Thais.

Secretariat of the Cabinet Site

Amazing display. I look forward to learning from your collection!

1. Question. What are the neck orders?

And here's the Laotian.

Amazing display. I look forward to learning from your collection!

1. Question. What are the neck orders?

On the left, the neck badge and breast star of Thailand's Order of the Crown of Thailand, Knight Commander (2nd Class), bought in Bangkok in 1985. Here's the image.

On the right, the Laotian Order of One Million Elephants neck badge in gold, Arthus Bertrand, bought in Paris in 1988. Image to follow.

And, drooling again over your tempting image, some of these seem to be mounted groups. Are they??

No groups; all singles. I've deliberately steered away from groups for financial reasons. I just let the magpie impulse guide me, buying groups only when I really want one or more of the included medals.

I do have obverse pictures of many of these and will start to post them, BUT I have to resize them first, and I'm still pretty clumsy at that (Irfan).

I'll also try to get them into the OMSA base eventually. I have only the most superficial data on many of them, but perhaps someone will be able to amplify.

Thanks to all for the nice words. Any of you coming to OMSA convention? I'd enjoy meeting you there.

Hugh Tulloch

The round gizzies on top are staff college badges, General staff badges, etc. I love 'em dearly, but there's no such thing as too much bling in the ROC.

Hugh

Here's Taiwan, with a few PRC thrown in. The new ones came from a military tailor shop in Shi Men Ding (Taipei).

Hugh

very nice! That one lower left row 4th in look lethal!

Any chance the OMSA database can have pics of some of them? Info on these nations, esp. Indonesian, is not widespread in the West.

I'll get at it over time. I'll have to break down the boards to get reverses.

Nag me if I forget.

Hugh

These are my Koreans. Most of the new ones were bought direct from the factory. It was up on the 5th floor or so of a building in downtown Seoul. Also got a nice chart of the current Orders.

Hugh

Here are the Malays. I'll be adding a gaggle of Philippino to this board. I'll do closeups / names if anyone wants one.

Hugh

Thanks for the interest. I've just posted Thai / Indonesian / Vietnamese / etc. on the SE Asia forum. I'll put the others on the various appropriate fora: East Asia, S. America, European.

Hugh

Next Malaysia, same place.

may we see the other 8 cases-especially the eastern stuff?

Thanks for the interest. I've just posted Thai / Indonesian / Vietnamese / etc. on the SE Asia forum. I'll put the others on the various appropriate fora: East Asia, S. America, European.

Hugh

Here's a look at some of my SE Asian stuff: Thai on top, then Indonesian, then Vietnamese. I've also got a couple of Laotian and Cambodians tucked into the third row, and yes, a Singaporean 5 yearmedal. Hope you enjoy them.

Hugh

Thanks for these, Ed. I'm the proud owner of an Empress of India (silver - unnamed), an '01 Durbar (silver) and an '11 Durbar (silver). It's fun to see the gold ones.

Show us your hangers-on.

Best,

Hugh

Can anyone help identify the shoulder patch in this picture? This portrait was taken in a London studio during the war - he is my grandfather's first cousin.

Thanks,

Brian

It's an amphibious patch. Such patches were seldom worn in the Navy, but I guess it's a carryover from the Army tradition. There must be sites which would help you identify the specific formation it represents. (but I don't know them) I'd Google US Army patches WW II.

Hugh

Hugh

good lord-you have one of everything -except the one Lord Ashcroft got! Magnificent! Encore!

Does that mean I can start calling myself Lord Trashcan? Fortunately, I bought a lot of them a LONG time ago. I'm afraid to add up an estimate of current value. And these are only the Brits. I have nine frames worth of other countries, mostly post-Napoleonic. Lots of Asians acquired while loving / traveling there for about 30 years. A magpie gaggle of Europeans and South Americans. It wasn't until Ed Haynes put me onto this forum that I realized that while I AM crazy, I'm not alone.

Hugh

Here's the link for your Great War medals, and as you will know the name, rank, number and unit are on the medals themselves. Have fun, but it can become adictive;-

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...amp;queryType=1

I fear you've set my foot on a slippery slope - but I can't afford to buy anything else, so i may as well find a new way to enjoy these even more. Thanks for the nudge.

Hugh

Very nice collection. Have you done any research to the named medals? The grenade may actually be Royal Engineers, who used a plain ball to the grenade and I believe also had extra flames. I'll see if I can find an illustration of the two different patterns.

Just took a look at the Cox book, and it looks as though you're dead right - more flames. Thanks for the heads-up.

With respect to research, I should probably be ashamed of myself for having failed to do so, but I haven't invested in those resources, and, apart from the Gazette, don't really know where to start. I'm sure there's a tutorial somewhere.

Hugh

Very nice collection. Have you done any research to the named medals? The grenade may actually be Royal Engineers, who used a plain ball to the grenade and I believe also had extra flames. I'll see if I can find an illustration of the two different patterns.

No real research, I'm afraid. I'm a bit of a magpie, going around picking up shiny things.

I'm glad for the input on the RE, and will be glad to see the images. Since I was a naval gunner myself, I tended toward the guns.

Ubique = All over the bloody place.

Hugh

Here's a little something for your interest.

Hugh