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Very cool. Losing a Father is one of lifes' hardest moments. Again, my sympathies. I would be very interested in seeing a portrait of him. He must have had an official one done as Court Director.

A "larger map" of the battlefields. I tried to reduce the KB size of the map above, but it has resisted all my efforts. If some computer -savvy Mod can reduce it, PLEASE do so. Ta- By the way EL, did your Dad wear a '57 Iron Cross on his uniform?

My sincerest condolences upon the recent loss of your Dad, a VERY brave and decent man indeed. A very interesting piece of history. His opponents were the RTR, the London Yoemanry and the Rifles (yay!!). Do you have any photos of your Dad in Africa? Where was he in India? What was his subsequent career like? UN/NATO assignments? Lebanon? What did his medal bar look like? Have you ever considered doing an article on his war time exploits? This is quite a good story and one that should be retold.

Ah! Merry Christmas indeed. You got that one? I was watching it. Well done. That's one of the best NC EK2 groups out there. I believe the family docs/papers are with it. perhaps the father's first name is in there.

Go Rick Go!! Interesting that he put his war time awards ahead of the imperial orders.

what does "EOW" stand for?

Very good news!! :cheers:

ReallY!? This is VERY exciting news. Do you plan to publish an article?

Ahhh- so there were more than the 136 awarded in 1814 and 1815?

Excellent news! How many IH names do you have so far?

Another beauty!! Another badge to look for too. Do you know when it was instituted? Thanks for showing us.

Somewhere out there exists an award roster. I have seen this medal on one or two Prussian senior officer portraits. Given the centrality of H-K to the Napoleonic Kingdom of Westphalia, ruled and played with by the spoiled Jerome, some of the original 73 were almost certainly given to some of the @750 Russian campaign survivors (and survivors of Spain). Later these troops fought with the Prussians and in 1815....well, that's another story.

How did he get the Chilean medal?

Just to follow up after a bit more rummaging around old Traditions magazines and 30 year old "Journals of the Waterloo Society" and other ephemera in the attic. The 2nd Bttn of the KGL. was one of THE units to have in Waterloo collecting. There were a total of 12 Lts. in the battalion at 8am on June 18th.. Originally held in reserve in the right center just behind the ridge, the battalion was moved in square over the ridgeline and past La Haye Sainte during the attack of French (Foy's Brigade+3 battalions) columns. There it bayonet charged a French Brigade whilst simultaneously covering/observing a cavalry melee' that drove off the covering French curassiers. It's Lt. Colonel was killed during that attack. Later it was withdrawn with its brigade to the far right of the British line and after standing off the first of the massive French cavalry charges. Then the battalion was ordered DOWN the slope, still in square formation and firing into the French cavalry and skirmishers, into the broken ground above Hougemont's orchard (which is where the good jager with the Brunswick medal fought his battle) and the road. It spent the rest of the day exchanging musket fire with the 2-3 french regiments in the orchards and God knows how much artillery fire came down on it. It would have watched the attack of the French Imperial Guard on its left flank and then after the Guard was repulsed, it marched down around the chateau to be almost in the front of the final stand of the Imperial Guard infantry. A Fahnrich of the battalion left a letter in which he described watching the famous capture of General Cambronne ("Merde").

Oh I think that's an understatement. Merry Christmas.

Easy to make and fake and there are lots of folks out there who do so. Examples of these double Hks in contemporary photographs are almost non existent. If you are happy, then good for you. I would not touch it.

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weeping-weeping I am to have missed seeing these! Seriously, even as a younger replacement officer this man had an amazing life. The 2nd Bttn. KGL was one of THE elite units of the Napoleonic wars. The 2 KGL unit was on the far right of the British line-on the ridge above Hougemont. It suffered heavy artillery pounding from the fields to the left of the chateau, endured repeated charges by the french heavy cavalry and close up artillery fire by horse batteries. I think Lt. Paschel may have written one of the unpublished Siborne letters. My mentor, Charles Grant, would have chopped off a finger to have owned this group. This is probably the best group I have EVER seen on this forum. I am 99% certain he ended up as the First Chief Inspector of the Met. . He invented the Sweeney. No joking. He shows up in the 1851 army list . I need to see if he shows up in the Times obits. Odds are someone in the Waterloo Society will have his complete biography.

Ah-the Brunswick Waterloo medal was always my favorite. A beautiful example. Hard won in the woods at Hougemont too. Jager Jager must have seen the old Duke shot and killed at Quatre Bras, as the Jagers were skirmishing in front of him when he was hit (trying to rally his Lieb regiment, who were the sartorial inspiration for the ShutzStaffel) . The Jagers very large "Aussie" type slouch hats. There is a dispute as to which side was pinned up though.

...and Steve K. is lucky he posted that here for you to see! Well done. Bravo.

I am with you here.

Culloden: 4th foot (Barrels' later the Kings' Regt.) Waterloo: 27th Inniskillings and the Scots Greys

That is a fantastic bar!! The picture of it being worn during the war really makes it. Congratulations! You are having a good Christmas.

Nice!! I'd buy it in a heartbeat-depending upon price of course. Where is it?

I saw a series of fake Africa stars last weekend. They were all uniformly shiny and brighter than one would expect-and the stars were thinner and lighter than the originals. Fake ACEs were around in the mid 1970s and people had fiddled with the bars on stars in the 1960s. Here is a "good copy" ACE star from a British manufacturer made in the early 1990s: