Ulsterman

there was a BBc series on this. Young Jack- "My boy Jack" was last seen walking down the road to the battalion medical station crying and holding what was left of his face together with his hands. As I recall his lower jaw had been sheered off by shrapnel.

@ 1978 there was a BBC series that impressed me deeply called Plains Tales of the Raj-based upon the book. I grew up with a lot of old India army officers as my neighbors and my Housemaster at school was one of the last Subltons commissioned in India. He served out his time later in Borneo, Malaya and Hong Kong with the Ghurkas and ate Japanese POW given to him by Borneo tribesmen. They were pukka men-if they gave their word, they kept their promise. They all had mustaches, were horse mad and drank whiskey or Pims in the afternoons. In the BBC series one of the last men they interviewed was a 90-something retired Subalton who had served on the Afghan Frontier in his teens. Leading a patrol up a hill a tribesman popped up and took a shot at him-wounded him and then went in with his knife to finish the teenaged Lt. off. The young chaps' batman and the tribesman wrestled over the knife and eventually the Lt. shot the tribesman with his revolver, but only after the batman got fatally stabbed. As he lay dying he said, "But Sir, what will become of my family?" and the Lt. said, "Do not worry; I shall ensure they are alright. I give my word of honour" ...and -as the batmans' eyes glazed over- he said, "then it is alright, because I have the word of a British officer".... The old man-wearing a white sari as i recall-and with annoyed younger Indian women in saris hovering in the background- stayed on taking care of the batmans' family financially. "I never went home because I had promised you see"...said the 90 year old. Only the British officer class....

But if he was in the service of the King of Serbia...and older Austro-Hungarian vet (note- NO WW1 awards)....the Serbian medals would come 1st.

Hmmmmmm...away from my library at the mo-but as I recall, more than you think....... @ 20-50K? Can we see the doc? Does it say what year the bar was?

Thanks Naxos!!!

As I recall the Austrian medal continued to be awarded some time after the Anschluss...but I can't remember when it was moved next to the HKx. If my fading memory also serves me right the Luftwaffe newspaper article I read last year indicated that the new Wehrmacht LS medals were to be exchanged for the imperial 15 year medal for recalled soldiers...so maybe either this dates from 1935 on or it was worn by an SA/NSKK/DRK or NSKOV chap. Hmmmmmmm...off to look in the picture archives.

Wow! That's quite a list. The civvy technical service-I seem to recall an article about that somewhere-boffins repairing things?

I think you have the personal butlers' bar to the old Serbian King!! Great bar! Unique and probably re-searchable in the right place. Unique. I'd kill to own it.

Yes it is-rather a lot. Can we see the back please?

Fantastic. If its ok I shall take prints and mail them off to the bat cave for research. ok?

re:-ok...who was eligible to wear chevrons? what civvy services?

wow! Ok- so who did it belong to?

wieso? I have seen two sets of docs of noncom medals awarded to Arzts after they were originally awarded the combat campaign medal. The EK2 weiss band roll doesn't have many people on it who were at Mars La Tour.

Hi Jim: Yes-it is Sporoong. The Meneliak medal is definitely made in Ethiopia-hollow, two-pieces, stamped brass, soldered together -but the detail is superb-esp. on the Lion of Judah. I assumed it was some "lower class" of the order-or a replacement/wearer's copy. I understand the Korean War vets were persecuted under the Derg regime.

15th infantry huh-you might try their association. That is a very cool unit.

Definitely army- I just checked the Reichsmarine lists for 1931/32 and no such combo. ...this bar is driving me nuts- I KNOW that I have a picture of an officer with this combo somewhere but I just can not find it.

ah-that was it!

Very cool. If only the German ranklists were like the old Swedish ones.

Sorry- It is bad news I am afraid. A letter-(hand written and sealed in wax-old school) has arrived from the Bat Cave. Rick thinks it is a fake. To quote: "YUCKY. "I find it interesting in Generation 2011 here as it APPEARS to have the correct punched out catch but.....it is rght at the edge. If it WAS punched out of the backing...it would snap out. There should also be a hole in every space in that sort of (mock here) backing. If no "dimple" under the ribbons without devices.....YUCKY! Also, no HEK3x and SEK4X and Waldeck something silver-with-Xs-trio. We have the rolls done to instantly eliminate such wickedness nowadays. Rather like the 2nd class Olympics there too. ...etc..

Ahhh..that's right- 1S=5p....2S=10 New Pence...right you are. Remember the film where the school boy convinced his Gran to change over to the new money and she ended up taking him to the toy shop?

uuummm..I've never heard of this medal? Is it for donations/work on the rebuilding of Tokyo after the earthquake?

So...for people like me...9 S./4 ? ;)

very cool. Of course his application and service file are all in London-in fact...I thought they were on-line nowadays. 39th foot! Dorsetshire with pea green facings!Balfour was the Colonel. There is an excellent account of the 39ths' attack at Bayonne wherein they ended up crossing bayonets and engaging in really horrific hand-to-hand combat with the french infantry (who had fired too high just before the battalions had reached the crest of the hill-the bullets going over the heads of the men, but sweeping the mounted officers from their horses. You lucky dog!!! I just looked in British Battles and Medals-344 medals total to the 39th......but ONLY 82 clasps for Nivelle and 102 for Orthes!

So this was a woven arm badge? I have seen the metal ones the Argentines issued but had no idea! This website link by the way in great! Have you ever seen originals? What are they worth?

Very cool. Hmmmm...let me see if I can wave my Moderators' wand and move this topic... "Wingardium.....Leviosum..."