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Just came across this group, which I find very curious?

Just out of interest, how easy/hard are MOH to get hold of? Are modern ones named? Anyone konw where I could get hold of a modern one from?

Another interesting Bronze Star Medal.........

RE: The above Bronze Star Cullen U Gulko General Gulko entered the army as an enlisted man in November 1941 and served in that capacity until he was commissioned as a second lieu ant, Transportation Corps, from OCS in June 1943. His assignments included Troop Movement Officer, Admin Officer, Executive Officer, Superintendent, Water Div, and Deputy Base Port Guinea and Yokohama: and Superintendent Water Div, Otaru, Japan. He was released from active duty in Feb 1946. In the US Army Reserve Component Status, Gen Gulko served as an enlisted man in the Army National Guard from August 1933 to June 1936. In March 1946 he joined the Army Reserve and has served as Superintendent Water Div, Cargo Ops Officer and Director Port Ops of the 368th Major Port: Supt Water Div, Assistant Chief of Staff, G3, and Chief of Staff 368th Transportation Terminal Command: Transportation Officer, Director of Supply and Maintenance, acting Commander, 311th Log Com ?. He entered his present assignment in Jan 1968 and was promoted to Brig Gen effective 26th Sept 1969. Military Education, Transportation School OCS 1943 Amphibious Trg 1951,58: Command Officer Course 1954, Officers Advanced Course 1957: Command and General Staff College 1962, refresher 1963-69, Industrial College of Armed Forces 1963, Nuclear Weapons Employment Orientation 1963,64 and refresher 65,67,69, Army Logs Man Course 1967, Logs Cert 1970, Army War College Nonresident Course 1972. Military Decorations, Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Presidential Unit Citation: Philippine Distinguished Unit Citation. Cullen U. Gulko 1916-2005 No funeral services will be held for 17-year Bishop resident Cullen U. Gulko. Interment will be at the Home of Peace Memorial Park and Mausoleum in Los Angeles. Born in San Pedro May 2, 1916, Cullen died at the Bishop Care Centre in Bishop on Oct. 17, 2005. He was 89. Cullen retired from the Army Reserves as a Brigadier General. He is survived by his wife, Madalyn Gulko of Bishop; sister, Rita Syman of San Rafael; niece, Judy Halpern; and nephews, Gary Syman, Ken Gulko, Steven Gulko and Arlan Gulko.

Hi Guys, I`ve justed learned from Medal News, thats theres to be a new OSM, this time for the Congo on Op DROC. Allegedly this medal with have clasp DROC. It also states that the OSM, has been issued for Afganistan and Sierra Leone, claiming that these medals are issued with the relevant clasps, I`ve seen the Afgan one, but the SL examples I`ve seen didn`t have the clasp is this a new development? I also believe that the Afgan medal is issued with out clasp was well with a rosette like the South Atlantic Medal, I`ve not seen any examples of this can anyone confirm this for me?

Many thanks, please feel free to add more Lodges, it would be nice to cover the whole country, and maybe the world?

Cheers Dave, I always find your posts very interesting, thank you. I think that the Bronze Star, is my most favourite US Medal, because it is awarded for such a diverse spectrum of things from pure crazy valor to being a good egg. Going back to the 127th, I hope some of their guys pick up a few gongs, as they had a tough job to do. I had the utmost respect for them, and the task they preformed out there in Iraq.

Just out of interest when is it likely that any awards might be published? QUOTE: "The unit only deployed in August 2005, arriving in Iraq in early September, so it is a bit early for most awards, which take time to process. They have had two soldiers killed in action and at least one wounded in action. By the way, it is not "2nd Battalion of the 127th National Guard"; it is 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry, Wisconsin Army National Guard, or 2-172 IN in the Army's shorthand. It is an element of the 32nd Infantry Brigade (Separate) (Light), descendant of the 32nd Infantry Division. Here is a link with better images and a description of the 127th Infantry's distinctive unit insignia: http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Inf/127I...iment.htm"

Horrendous!!!!!!!!!!!

Many thanks for that Dave, I think I`m right in saying that there out there for 12 months is that correct? Also I`m aware of Sgt Wallace & Spec Wendling ( http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=425&st=20 ), and Spec R######f, getting wounded, by shrapnel during the same incident, there was also a battle shock casualty. But I was also under the impression that they`d also lost a female soldier, a few days later, a bit further south, which resulted in a few more of their guys being wounded, is this information correct? Thanks also for the link to their site.

Can anyone tell me whether the 2nd Battalion of the 127th National Guard, have been awarded any medals for their tour of Iraq on Op Iraq Freedom?

Captain Richard Holmes and Private Lee Ellis, both from 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment and attached to the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, were killed by a roadside bomb on the outskirts of Amara, in southern Iraq, on 28 February.

Cheers Guys, keep it coming!!!!!!!

Very interesting topic, thanks for sharing it with us!!!!!!

I`m shocked, to learn that theres still guys unaccounted for. I feel for their loved ones!!!!! Have any Medals of Honour been awarded for Op Iraqi Freedom? Another interesting group, again an obvious made up one, but it looks impressive none the less!!!

Cheers Guys, I thought as much. There not attributed to anyone that I`ve been able to confirm. Just out of interest how many POW`s did the Iraqi`s capture, and are they still being held? Putting all that aside, they do make a nice group though don`t they.

What do you guys make of this?

An interesting group, not sure how authentic it is?

Trooper Carl Smith, 23, from the 9th/12th Lancers, died after a crash on the outskirts of Basra in southern Iraq on 2 February. He had only been on duty in Iraq for 11 days.

Iraq attack kills two UK soldiers Footage from Amara Two British soldiers have been killed and another injured by a roadside bomb in Amara, southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has said. The three were attached to a battlegroup mainly made up of members of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. Tony Blair's official spokesman said the prime minister was "sadly aware" of the deaths, which take the number of UK troops killed in Iraq to 103. Iraqis threw stones as troops arrived at the scene after the blast. Several blasts The bombing happened as at least 50 people were killed and many more injured by at least four blasts in Baghdad - just a day after a curfew imposed following earlier violence was lifted. A suicide attacker blew himself up after joining a queue of people trying to buy kerosene in the New Baghdad district in the east of the city. The other blasts were thought to include a mortar attack on the National Theatre in Baghdad. Video footage of the aftermath of the Amara blast showed British soldiers at the scene and locals throwing stones. British troops were filmed at the scene It also shows two Army Land Rovers, one of which was badly damaged. The BBC's Jane Corbin she was filming in Amara when the attack happened and said the atmopshere was difficult to judge. "I did walk along one of the main streets of Al-Amara and the situation was very hard to read, I must say. Some stones were thrown, a few people acknowledged me, but many were actively hostile." She said the tensions in the area had ebbed and flowed over recent months. About 8,900 UK personnel are stationed in Iraq, mainly in the south-east of the country. "Next of kin are being informed and we cannot give further details until this process is complete and the incident has been thoroughly investigated," said Mr Blair's spokesman. The last UK soldier to die in Iraq before Tuesday was Trooper Carl Joseph Smith, 23, from the 9th/12th Lancers, who died after a crash on the outskirts of Basra on 2 February.

A Superb British Double Gallantry Military Cross & Bar Group to Capt Willaim Henry Blackburn Royal Engineers. Twice decorated with the Miliatry Cross for his Gallantry in World War 1. Group Consists of Military Cross (GV) & 2nd Bar, Reverse Engraved: Capt William Henry Blackburn R.E. 1918, 1914-15 Star Impressed LIEUT W.H. BLACKBURN R.E. British War Medal & Victory Medal Both Impressed: CAPT W.H. BLACKBURN R.E. & General Service Medal with Clasp IRAQ Impressed: CAPT W.H. BLACKBURN R.E. MC is privately Engraved, all other are Offically Impressed as Issued. The group is GVF / NEF condition Capt Blackburn serving in France from 11th November 1915 & later serving in Iraq between Dec 1919 & December 1920. All medals are confirmed on his MIC a copy will be included with Sale. Interstingly his Bar to his MC was Gazetted before his Origianl MC, this is not that unusual due to the back log in the Gazette in the last part of the War. His MC was Gazetted on 26th July 1918 page 8777: " T/Capt William Henry Blackburn, RE For Conspicuoues Gallantry and Devotion to Duty when in command of his company, he for eighty hours continuously directed the operations in a rearguard action, inflicting losses and checking the Enemys advance" Bar to MC Gazetted: 3rd June 1918, no citation listed but details may be found in reserach of War Diary of Royal Engineers.

An outstanding Boer War ‘Sharpshooter’ Imperial Yeomanry Regimental Sergeant Majors Distinguished Conduct Medal, and Mention in Desptaches group of 6, a veteran of the 16th Lancers, who served with the Heavy Cavalry Regiment, as part of the Camel Corps in the Nile Expedition of 1884-85, and would also see service in WW1 as a Captain with the Royal Irish Regiment in France, being sent home after a shell explosion which incapacitated him. Distinguished Conduct Medal, EVII bust; (21699 S.MAJ: W.C. LOW. 16TH LANCERS: 21ST BN: I.Y.); Egypt Medal, undated reverse, 1 Clasp: The Nile 1884-85; (1818 PTE W. LOW. 16-LRS.); Queen’s South Africa Medal, 4 Clasps: Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901; (21699 S. SERJT:MAJ: W.C. LOW. 81ST COY I.Y.); British War & Victory Medals, both named; (CAPT. W.C. LOW.); Khedives Star, dated 1884-6, unnamed as issued. The Egypt Medal has later naming. And this is confirmed in the medal roll, which states that he was issued another on 20th November 1924, presumably due to the condition of the original which, would have become knocked about through continuous service. Walter Charles Low was born in early 1861, at Bethnal Green, he was the son of George S. Low, of Alvin Villa, Leytonstone. A clerk prior to enlistment, Walter enlisted as a Private, No. 1818, into the 16th (The Queen’s) Lancers on 2nd April 1879. His start to his career was chequered, and he was imprisoned from 22nd September to 25th October 1881. He served at home throughout with the 16th Lancers, except for his service in Egypt, from 24th September 1884 to 16th July 1885 when he took part in the Nile Expedition in Egypt and the Sudan as a member of the Heavy Cavalry Regiment, part of the Camel Corps, which formed in August 1884, and consisted of 10 detachments from cavalry regiments, each detachment supposedly consisting of two officers, two sergeants, a trumpeter, a bugler, and thirty-eight men. Only 46 men from the 16th Lancers served in the Nile Expedition, and Low was one of only six who missed the action at Abu Klea, thus receiving a regimentally rare single clasp medal, in addition to the Khedive’s Star. He returned to Britain, and married Emma Reef in Dublin on 24th January 1886, before transferring to the 1st Class Army Reserve on 1st August 1886, being full discharged on 1st April 1891. In civilian life he became a Riding Instructor, living at 55 Union Street, Maidstone, Kent. With the war in South Africa, he enlisted again, for service with the Imperial Yeomanry (No.21699) on 28th January 1901, stating that he was 35 years old, but he was in fact 40. He was promoted Squadron Sergeant Major on 13th April 1901, he had arrived in South Africa on 14th March 1901, where he served with the 81st Company (Sharpshooters), 21st Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry, and during the course of the war would be twice decorated, firstly with a Mention in Despatches, the recommendation by his commanding officer stating: “Served with the Camel Corps in 1885, 16th Lancers. 15 months with this regiment. A very good NCO knowing his duties thoroughly. Has acted as Regimental Sergeant Major from Feby 1902 to my complete satisfaction. Mention in Despatches.” The M.I.D. appeared in the London Gazette for 29th July 1902, and gave his details as “Squadron Serjeant-Major W. Low (16th Lancers) 21st Battalion I.Y.” Since Low was serving with a Yeomanry number, it is not clear how the 16th Lancers, his old unit, appears, but this would also occur with the notification of his Distinguished Conduct Medal in the London Gazette for 31st October 1902, to bear date from 22nd August 1902, as well as in the Army Order 10/1903, and will explain why his medal is named as such. His award was one of only two to his unit, and one of only 120 to the Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa. A fine Regimental Sergent Major’s award. His Q.S.A. would be correctly named to him with the 21st I.Y., but would only bear 4 clasps, he being additionally entitled to the S.A. 1902 clasp, which he never wore, and his medal is additionally only confirmed as a 4 clasp medal in the Army List for 1919. Low was officially promoted R.S.M. on 18th June 1902, and left South Africa on 10th August 1902. He settled in Ireland, and by 1918/19 his address is shown as Cosy Hotel, 34 Gamble Street, Belfast. With the outbreak of WW1 he volunteered his services again, and was commissioned as Temporary Lieutenant in the General List. He assumed duty on 8th February 1916 “at a vulnerable point on the South East Coast of Ireland”, and on 6th May 1916 he was posted to the 2nd (Home Service) Garrison Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment which guarded various points near Dublin. The Battalion was sent to France on 15th May 1918, and the regimental history confirms that “Captain W.C. Low DCM” was among the officers who embarked. His third war did not last long, and in June 1918 “he was knocked over by a shell explosion, after which he felt peculiar but carried on for 6 days when he suddenly began to pass water and could not stop. His right side had become paralysed and he was very tremulous”. He left his unit on 12th June 1918, and returned to Dover on the 24th June. His health did not recover, and following a medical board in Belfast on 18th April 1919, Temporary Captain Walter Low was discharged unfit for any further service, with the right to retain the rank of Captain. By now aged 58, he is service had fully ended after a military career spread over 40 years! A truly outstanding record of service.

Its it always the case, I`ve got the same thing with the Cheshire Yeomanry, but I`m gradually working my way threw them. I just picked up another the other day. i`ve got my eye one two Yeo LSGC`s but there both pricey. I`d want to spend a fortune only to find theres no research avenues to follow. I`ve seen a copy of the book you refer to, and I`ve put a bid on, as I`ve got a few QSA medals to men with prior service in the CY, and am curious as to whether there entitled to the LSGC? Just out of interest, other than QSA,WW1 & WW2 does anyone own or seen a medal to a different campaign, but named to a soldier from the Yeomanry. I`m sure that theres Iraq Medals out there to the Yo, but does anyone know of any others?

25896 Trp Harry Kilby 21st Coy Cheshire Yeomanry Born In Twickenham Middlesex. Enlisted aged 21, at the Pall Mall Deposit Carlton Street London on the 24th Jan 1901 Height 5` 81/2” Weight 153 LBS Attested 1st Feb 1901, Carlton Street. Next of kin Father address unreadable, but was somewhere in Twickenham Discharged 9th Nov 1901, at Gosport Elandsfortein, as being no longer fit for service. Character given as very good. Finally discharged from the Colours 15th May 1902. Service 1st Feb 1901 9th March 1901 Home South Africa 10th March 1901 to 17th Oct 1901 Home 18th Oct 1901 to 9th November 1901 Complexion Dark Eyes Dark Hair Brown Previous Occupation Fitter Previous military service in the 2nd Middlesex Rifle Volunteers. Entitled to the QSA Medal clasp CC,OFS,1901. “During the course of operations in South Africa the column was joined at Smalldeel on the 11th of April by some new `Yeoman`. So far as the Cheshire Companies were concerned their allotment was 48 men nearly all of whom had been recruited from the heart of London. Their experience of riding was mainly confined to donkeys at some seaside resort and during the first days history relates that there was seldom more than three quarters of them in the saddle at the same time.”