Pylon1357

Interesting document. I have never seen one of these before. I have in my collection, 4 Memorial Crosses named to members of the Irish Regiment of Canada.

An update to this, Mr. Johnson and his wife will be attending the event. It would seem the 'powers that be' caved in at the overwhelming outcry of anger from across many Nations.

http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/9754774.War_hero_Freddie_Johnson__91__can_go_to_memorial_ceremony_in_London_after_all/

OH come on Jeff, If you won' use his darned thing for an airsoft target....then lets light it up with the Bren. LMAO.. I know nothing about this helmet, but dang she sure is pretty. You really have to bring it with you next time we meet up. (I'll be sure to bring the Bren)

Any further research performed for the fellow. As you have his date of death and registration number... you can order a copy of his World War Two service file from the National Library and Archives Canada.

A confusion between the South-West Asia Medal and the General Campaign Star.

The topic title in itself is confusing to me. South-West Asia Campaign Star?? Never heard of this one. I am familiar with the South-West Asia Service Medal. I am also familiar with the General Campaign Star with South-West Asia Ribbon. More commonly known as the GCS-SWA

The above information is very informative when it is understood you talking about the GCS-SWA.

The Brown or "Chocolate" coloured badge is usually associated with Service Dress.

Please do not have these medals melted down. I do understand your concern, however they are original examples....just very very played with in regards to naming, renaming etc. I am most certain there are collectors out there that would like examples of these medals, but due to costs etc, they can not afford them.

May I suggest if you decide to have them melted, offer them to a collector who falls into the above mentioned category. I am one.

What a spectacular collection of of examples show here in this topic. My only contribution to this fine topic are the two following rank slip-ons currently worn in Afghanistan by the Canadian Contingent.

Very interesting topic. Funny, had I read this earlier today, I could have ordered his service file. I spent the morning at the Archives. To me, these little oddities are what keep me going in collecting.

Looks to me like cape neck chain, similar to that of a nursing sister. Just a guess at this point.

WOW! Thanks for all of this information, it was much more than I could have hoped for.

Regards

Brian

Not a problem at all Brian. I try to help where ever I can in our world of collecting. I only wish my own knowledge had been better on this topic. It seems I have much much more to learn in regards to projectiles and the like.

I posted this over at BOCN, here is the reply I got.

Your bullet is the U.S. designation M490 TP-HEAT-T projo, the first standard practice round to simulate HEAT rounds for training. It is the exact shape and most likely weight and CG so that it flys the same as the HEAT projo. More recent versions omitted the tail boom and fins at the base. This projo was used from the 60s (Vietnam) up through the first Gulf War.

The proper case for it to loaded into is the M148 Brass or M148A1B1 steel. There are 3 case types for 105mm tank gun ammo in the U.S. The M148 has the shortest primer, so that the tail boom and fins can fit inside. You could place it in either the M150B1 case or the M115B1 case, but you would have to remove their primers to make room for the tail of your projo. The M148A1B1 case is the same used by the APFSDS-T projos, so there should be some around.

By the way TP-T stands for Target Practice Tracer. Almost all tank rounds have tracers to confirm trajectory.

Thanks Pylon. I could not figure out what the TP-T stood for but as usual once it is pointed out it becomes so clear. I would have never thought about MWC being the initials of the manufacturer. Do you know if these were fired by a tank or from an artillery piece? Also would any 105mm casing from the same time period be correct to display this prijectile in or was there somthing "special" about the casing for this particular round?

Thanks again.

Regards

Brian

Hello Brian, I am really out of my league here as I am just starting to become interested in this stuff. Based on the stamping TP-T I would gather it is a tank projectile. In fact I think this is the projectile that fits with the 105mm casing I was researching. The Brass case I have is for a Leopard 1, the case is dated 1070 and has the British Broad Arrow stamp on it. If I may suggest, post this over at BOCN or if you are not a member, with your permission, I can post it there.

Again, as I said, I am just starting to learn about these things.

Funny, I was looking about the net the other day fro information on a 105mm brass casing I have. I came across a projectile like this, but I can not find it again.

It is a HEAT High Explosive Anti Tank projectile.

MWC is the manufacturer. But I can not recall the name nor the site I was at. 1-18-1974 is the date of manufacture, January 18 1974.

TP-T If I recall is Training Projectile Tank.

I too was very sorry to lose this tool. Regiments.org was a fantastic site. I have tried to download the files using the link above, however I can not seem to open the file. I get a browser window that opens and says address not valid. I also note I get no address bar and most of the web browser buttons are not there. I assume I have done something wrong.

Could someone assist me in getting this information?

- there is nothing that feels better in hand than one of these swords.....just makes you want to start swinging!

Cheers!

Rob

Rob my friend, you are really starting to scare me..... LOL

Nice aquisition for sure. I know very little about these swords but do find them very interesting. Something I would like to have in my collection, just because.

Brian, you are corret that the Perth Regiment is from Statford Ontario and not Perth Ontario. As far as I recall Perth Ontario is not home to any Regiment.

I enjoyed these photos very much as I live in Ottawa and pass through Perth about 3 times a month on my way to Toronto or Peterborough. I really must make a day trip to to Perth and the surrounding country side before winter sets in.

Thanks for posting these photos.

I don't like the "nationality" engraved on the medal either. The name A. E. Smith has me wondering.... for some reason that rings a bell, but can not recall why.

Thanks for that link, very interesting reading for sure.

I wonder if they will be going with the 140mm gun they have trialed in the Leo 2A5 KWS III

Hello Laurence. I am not sure about those two photos you posted. The top one is an altered version of the second picture. I assume you were making a joke which has been lost on me.

IIRC the later MkIII pouches from 44 onward used the 'buckle' type quich release fastener, where as the earlier ones were press stud. It would be very nice to have a few close ups of the pouches both front, back and inside the lid.

The MkIII pouch is slightly longer than the MkII. Hopefully someone will have the measurements at hand I would have to dig out my sets and measue them. But I think the MkI was 8 1/2 inches and MkIII was 9 inches in length.

Hey Jim, to me this set appears to be put together by a collector to show the different pieces. Kevin is correct that the two pouches appear to be different sizes, the smaller one being a MkII pouch and the slightly larger being a MkIII.

The little pouch for tools as you described it appears to be a Bren wallet, used for carrying extra bits and pieces for the Bren Gun, along with the tools. It is designed to be carried either over the shoulder, or commonly in the Spare barrel carrier, which is in your photo, just above the web belt. The wallet fits nicely into the larger pocket of the carrier.

Nice grouping of webbing. Any specific quetsions, ask away.

Home but still reading the scans/photos Pylon??

Jim

Yup, home but still reading. It is a compromise with my wife. She doesn't mind too much what I do at home, as long as I'm there. I get the feeling she doesn't trust me too much on my own.

Currently I am attempting at putting together a nominal roll for the Irish Regiment of Canada. There are no sailing lists or things of the like for the Regiment (least none that have been located) I was asked to put a roll together. Therefore I was spending litereally hours on end at the Archives reviewing every page of the Part II orders. NOW all I do is take a few pictures, load them onto a flash drive and put them on my desktop computer and type them iinto my laptop.

I have found this works quite well.