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I don’t think there is a way to access WW2 records other than the route you have used, I may be wrong 🍻

Hi diwe it’s a lovely thing, congratulations 🍻 a couple of thoughts just to check. One thing is, there are sometimes labels inside one of the inside pockets, maybe because on some pieces it would not look great visible inside the collar. Also if you can tell me what the detail is on the rear of the buttons I’ll give you a date range 👍 last thought, as you say officers wore their uniforms even after regs were changed. As I understand it as they were privately purchased and probably because the regs kept changing, they were allowed to continue wearing them in service until they needed replacement due to promotion or another reason. tony 🍻

I’ve pretty much given up researching names on my stuff, it’s mind boggling just thinking about it. I’m trying for now to identify things. I can get my head round that task better than I currently can researching all the names… Good luck with your hunt Mark 👍 They are lovely things already. tony 🍻

Hi Gents, picked these up in a joblot of bits and bobs. They are two modern badges from Australia. The first a nice shiny one about an inch across issued by/for ‘ANZAC APPEAL’ The second is a miniature Australian Army badge on a little card. The card is about 2inches tall. The badge is i’d guess a few mm’s over 1cm. Maker mark : ‘military shop’. cheers tony 🍻

have you any idea what happened to them or found any reference to the medals? Something to use as a starting point.., tony 🍻

I’d say yes.. 👍👍

Nice one Pete, a shame cos I thought I might have had it 🥴 Cheers tony 🍻

looks great Chris tony 🍻

Hello Gents, this one was taken in February1918, showing some musicians of I.R.29 with a fine assortment of moustaches… Below, taken in Galizien, now southeastern Poland and western Ukraine, Germans to the front and (possibly photobombing) Austrians in the background. 25/6/1917. two similar below, one dated 1916 a pair in the studio, taken early in the war I would presume… and last but not least, pre war or perhaps early in the war going by uniforms. cheers tony 🍻

That’s a beauty Greg, never knew of it… tony 🍻

Thanks Rusty, a very interesting read, 🍻

Hi Stefan, interesting results youve got above, I’ve got access to ‘Grok’ which is the twitter chat AI, I’ll have to remember to use it. So, back to your guy, … I like the sound of Navy. i’d already found this since my last post 👇 from a list of ww1 medal abbreviations it does indeed appear as though MEC is mechanic. I did wonder if the British Army had Mechanical Companies in Victorian era, if so I’d expect that they’re most likely recorded as Royal Engineers on awards/medal or in the Army Service Corps. But why not Navy , they were already using ‘big metal boats’ and might well have more specialised positions. So I’ve just found this structure chart - notice this at the bottom 👇 ‘Captains of parts of the ship’ I think that might be the explanation. A Captain but not in the usual sense of an officer, hence the eligibility for the DCM. Maybe the ribbon is even correct (a long shot) for a navy award. Were Sailors eligible for a DCM? If so. - Did the Navy have a separate design or the same one you have? & If the same. - Are the naval recipients lists available? cheers tony 🍻

Hi Gents, An interesting link… http://thediehards.co.uk/articles/article-5-infantry-battalion/ cheers tony 🍻

Hi all, 1915 & finally… Hungarians cheers tony 🍻

Lovely Chris, thanks for showing us, I picked up one recently in a Jewellers box but that one is great… cheers tony 🍻