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Single court mounted mine rescue! That is FANTASTIC!
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JOMSA= Journal of the Orders and Medals Society (of ) America.
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There is also a 14th Maine Volunteer Infantry website-but John Spear is not listed thereupon. Try forum #1-they seem to really know their stuff.
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They are wine bottle tokens and have been identified in the JOMSA as such.
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also here: http://www.rootsweb.com/~megardin/wgardiner.html
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Try here, these guys know everything! http://www.cwoodcock.com/forum/db_TalkToMe...oard&page=1
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Belgium Belgium - Commemorative Medal of the War 1914-1918
Ulsterman replied to a topic in Northern European & Baltic States
really interesting thread this- I have 2 questions: 1. Did all the medals have a bar of some sort and 2. isn't the bust on the obverse that of the King? -
Vatican awards were and are registered in the monthly Vatican Epistle. The trick is finding a complete bound set back to 1900. We had a thread on this about @ 1 year ago.
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wow! Kunsho, may I have a xerox of that book? I'll gladly pay you. PaulR-may we see the Guards' badge please?
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Great photo!
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I believe that cap badge is Spanish-American war era- and much rarer. That bayonet/sword is a treasure! It looks a lot like an abridged version of the French artillery NCO sword.
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actually the bar was almost certainly a "fleet" one, as the rest of the bar (e.g. the WW2 version) included a stray navy long service medal ribbon in second place (after the purple heart). US vets do not seem to have bought a lot of their association medals, so I am quite chuffed: it's a 1920s bar for certain.
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This little upside down treasure came from an eBay auction-by the fuzzy pic I thought it was a New York WW1 medal-but it is not. It's a perfect example of a plasticated US WW2 ribbon bar-and it came with several others showing WW@ service. I am very pleased-it's my first one, now if I can just find the medal to go with it.
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Stijn: May I have a copy of that article? CAn I get back copies of the BDOS journal? Thanks, Ulster
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Stijn- Where did you get the red cross medals award dates? Thanks, Ulster
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That was quite a clue Rick. I think I have his photo-still too much for my bank account.
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see here: http://www.geocities.com/athens/4795/Cuba.htm It is issued by the CDR-for defense of the revolution. It seems to be awarded quite frequently to foreign allies, but also to a number of Cubans for civil defense, propoganda and international efforts.
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Abyssinian War Medal 1867-1868
Ulsterman replied to ErikMuller's topic in Great Britain: Orders, Gallantry, Campaign Medals
There are a number of books on the subject-my favorite being the latest Flashman book, and Featherstones' Victorian Colonial Wafare-Africa, which has the ILN summary of the Ethiopian war within. People don't seem to collect them as much-like the Ashanti medal, because there was almost no combat. Flashman said the whole incident was caused by lazy Foreign Office bureaucrats,. -
Republic of Ireland Irish 1916-20
Ulsterman replied to Kev in Deva's topic in Northern European & Baltic States
Welcome Ardm: Interesting attachment. Did you see the Volunteers jacket found in 2001 in a chimney? -
Wow-very unusual. Pre 1897-an 1866 MVM (the key I suspect)-NO 1870 medal and a Hohenzollern "crush the peasants" medal.. and no Danish war medal... Obviously a Hauptman or above-but what a career.
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Thank God this was saved. This is very good news. I'll offer my service as assistant should you reqire them. Well done-and thank you to the historian and family members who helped save the legacy.
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very nice ribbon bars at the bottom.
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Nice Meck-schwer. 1870 group. whats' the medal at the back next to the navy photo?
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Republic of Ireland Irish 1916-20
Ulsterman replied to Kev in Deva's topic in Northern European & Baltic States
Mr. Murphy: Perchance could you list the 88 original numbered medals? Do you have names for the other officially named Tan war medals at all? Lastly, I have always wondered what exactly one did to receive a noncom IRA medal? Can you give us any ideas? Ta, -
That my friend, is one rare, rare document.
