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By the way, I think it is possible that the person above was not in field grey, but blue- that is, a DRK official.

whoa! Nice- can we see all of it please?

I think its a good one. odds are the family are still about and you might ask them. Have you ever seen the JOMSA article on purple Hearts in WW2 and the naming styles?

Very cool! Somewhere I have pictures of the aftermath of that raid. If I can locate them I'll post them.

Cheap at that price I reckon.

woot woot! British Grenadiers' hat @ 1715. White horse of Hanover and Guards star? I'd be amazed if it was original, but hey- stranger things have happened.

Neat- he missed the French war by months apparently.

Is that a lighthouse or the Kyfyserbund memorial tower?

Your medal is superb and I am very jealous. Without having my ancestry account I can't confirm all 3 chaps are related- but I reckon the odds are 99% that they are- this is not a big village after all. Willhelm was certainly part of the Westphalian Line infantry in 1812 and wore a white colored French style uniform. Haythornwaites' book is quite good and there are numerous accounts of 1812. He probably died a miserable death in Russia. Johann was part of the unit that was a mere 25 paces from the Duke of Brunswick when he was killed on the 16th.

Really- worth a look. The photos of Bavarians especially are awesome.

Michael- are you certain the palace has not kept records of awards? Even privately?

Yeah- I am curious. the "band width" seems to be Oldenburg to me, but now that I look at it on a computer and not an iPad (does anyone else have colour issues with an iPad?) I think Don is right. It would certainly ft the story of the bar too.

Ah! I saw that one. Bravo. I am glad it found a safe home and did not get ripped apart. Congrats Owen as that is one of the best Ethiopian medal groups I have seen in years. YES- the medal was removed because the seller thought it was gold. I recently bought an NCOs' medal bar from a gentleman in Addis and the bar had had all medals that looked to be silver removed (as well as the Ethiopian UN medal). The sellers also read these forums and have figured out what is rarer and what they can charge more for. I reckon your bar dates from @ 1965-1974 and was owned by one of the Emperor's personal servants/ADCs. These guys almost ALL were shot in 1974 or early 1975 The Crown Council has an Imperial Chronology of the Imperial visits and you can "coordinate the Scandinavian awards with that chronology. Just a quick google search shows that the Emperor visited in 1954, 1958 and was visited in 1962. More importantly, I am almost certain that the Norwegian awards were published in the Court circulars. I was also under the impression that the Danish royal medal rolls were kept at the palace so as to avoid Waler Mitty types wearing the award. ........ perhaps if Great Dane writes to them? Also- there was/is an official court circular called the "Negerat Gazetta" which was published in English as well as Aramaic. In it diplomatic/ foreign awards to officers and other were often published on a monthly basis- like the London Gazette. In the USA there are only full copies in 3 places (all of which are @ 2000 miles from me). but there might be copies buried in a library out near you .

I am speechless! WOW! To own a medal pair that includes a bravery medal for the repulse of Napoleon's Guard. WOW! you have made my week. any chance you will let me post this on the Waterloo Facebook page? Paul Dawson would die.

didn't the elephant badge sometimes get worn on the colonial medal ribbon? I reckon it's well worth saving and a delightful old Afrikan vets' bar.

Well, I have looked and looked. Something about the construction and lettering whisper "Russian" to me. I am positive I have seen that lamb with cross motif before , beyond Scottish family crests etc. before. Whatever it is, I would LOVE to have this one in hand. From its appearance it is light, indeed maybe even 14K gold and the enamel work is old......my guess is 1850s or so.

ack! I had forgotten! I would claim senioritus, but actually I have a rather bad concussion at the mo, so I have been catching up on posts! many thanks for the bio of Guido (a most un-Junker name). Odd that he left the army in 1870 before the "big one". As you noted, dead in 1878, aged 43.

Do you mean Laganzalza? the 1866 campaign? If so, here is a book,. Have you seen the Facebook Hanovarian army page?

Another little CDV I got a few years back was this chap. I loved the blanket roll over the shoulder and pipe-obviously taken as he was about to go off to fight on campaign for greater Germany (well, Prussia anyway). In this case he probably didn't make it. Premier Lt. Von Treskow, 1st Upper Silesian Inf. Regt #22 @ 1866. A classic Junker from a classically Junker family. Alas, the genealogical trail goes cold @ 1866, exhausting our resources, which means either he retired to run his Rittgut iand abuse his Polish serfs or was KIA. There are just too many Von Treskows to be sure. Does anyone have an IR22 history? Perhaps his story is contained therein. Thanks-

I think its a Finnish or Latvian Regimental badge. The metal looks very "lead" to me. Is it zinc/war metal? How's the enamel?

Wowwwwwww! You were lucky. My heart also always skips a beat when I hear the shattered glass sound. More importantly- your guy was THE guy who built GE in the 1950s into the global giant it became. It was a 'Mad Men" world. He was a Yale grad, a brilliant mathematician and a doughboy (also a Reserve Army Officer in the 1920s/30s). Eisenhower was his friend and Herod later headed up the NATO defense coordination panel- which decided which country was going to produce what bit of military hardware in the 1950s and 1960s. he was also the Chair of IIEE board- which send s lots and lots of young people around the world on cultural and family exchanges. You can bet the KGB had a file on him 2 feet thick. Oh man, to have had HIS stock options! He was a BIG contrast to "slash and burn" Jack Welch. Your guy was old school- take care of the workers, treat them well and make a good product, take pride in your work and career and stock values are the third thing you worry about: old school. A decent guy. he gave away most of his fortune. His obit is in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.

Yikes!, Please do you know if OMSA knows this? Customs sends them back or confiscates them as contraband.......and later either destroys the stuff or sells it bulk auction lots.

Well, he certainly saw a lot. I found an intriguing reference to a Michael Brophey in the U.S. Civil War database............but with the British Fenian Raid medal it probably was not him. He began his career under officers who fought under Wellington and ended by teaching drill to soldiers who lived into our lifetimes........

A close up of Bropheys' medals:

This is a postcard I picked up last Summer at the local swap meet. It was taken in late 1914 (?) and shows the kindly looking Srgnt. Michael Brophy in Canada (note cap badge). He is an acting Sergeant and obviously was pulled back in to train the vast number of new recruits that flooded into the recruiting offices after the call went out to defend the Empire. The interesting thing is .............would he...DID he, qualify for the BWM as well? Brophey served in the Crimea and was a hero at Sevastopol . Indeed, a quick google search shows he was a bit of a marksman and trench raider in 1855/56 and received the French Medal Militaire as a Lance Corporal. Later he got the Fenian Raid medal and the "army/navy veterans' cross" (whatever that is). Note he is also wearing an active service badge on his right pocket. Imagine THAT group- with a BWM - in an auction.......