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cheers Graf, I love any excuse to post pictures of my stash! tony 🍻

Hello Gents, Front and back of this one… The reverse 👇 Cheers tony 🍻 Bonus German pic 😊 from 1910. it was in the wrong box 🤷‍♂️ but I liked it . 😊

Thanks diwe. 👍 I got it recently but I had been aware of it for a little while. I already had 2 out of 3 I was aware of, that belonged to the same man and then it came up for sale, I recognised it and snaffled it up! I am/was the only person in the world who knew who it belongs to… This is the label on one of the other ones👇 and I have this 👇 Captain A W M Ponsonby. I was over the moon and so it’s history is safe now. tony 🍻

Hello Gents, I recently used the research services of the Austrian State Archives to find out the various addresses of my Family before ww2. They responded quickly in writing with an invoice for 35 euros, I paid it and then just a few days later I received the information. It was efficient and comprehensive. It seems like Forever that I have been googling my Family, particularly my Grandfathers name. But unfortunately I mostly get ‘distracted’ by the records of family members killed by the Nazis, more and more records are digitalised allowing me to find the fate of family that my Father lost contact with. Anyway… to my point, my Grandfather was an Officer (Res. Lieutenant ) in KuK Infanterie Regiment 83 ( IR83 ). Commanded a machine gun platoon and survived the war. The website states that records, which should include his, are held at the Austrian State archives, After my positive experience recently I have decided it’s worth the fee to obtain these records. I thought as I go through the process I’ll share it on here. First, this is the page that has the links for the application forms 👇 https://www.statearchives.gv.at/services1/inquiries.html it looks like this 👇 The PDF then looks like this 👇 I have interpreted (to the best of my ability!) the 2 page form below… If any of you Gents spot an error in the above translations or have any other thoughts please let me know, all comments are welcome as always… cheers Gents, tony 🍻

That’s so annoying isn’t it. I recently found a ‘dead’ relative on an immigration list in America… only available to see the in person 😡 I wrote to them ‘expressing my disappointment’ and they kindly helped me themselves. The other scenario is these institutions will often do research for a fee… Austrian archives charge 35euros. It may be worth an email to them 🤷‍♂️ tony 🍻

Hi Ian, I think Terry might have been referring to the Royal Canadian Navy 👍 I’ve just been having another look, there is a similar style worn by the Royal Navy 1795 - 1812 but not the same. Without remembering you mentioning the medical connection I had a look at Naval Surgeon uniforms and there is great similarity, I haven’t found one the same jumping out though. The collar is the feature I’ve been trying to match. I think that’s where the answer is. I’d concentrate on finding a Naval Surgeon (Officer equivalent) uniform, from 1800’s, remembering that they each had more than one, formal/informal etc… Cheers tony 🍻

Hi Jeff, The period the British army battledress those curved titles were worn on was (I believe) officially… 1937 - 1961. Cheers tony 🍻

Hi Paul, I’ve been looking for a few details myself recently for British Indian forces… There is (seems to me) more available by name than regimental lists especially if you have an officer. If you follow the link above to the National Archives there is a lot on there, you can search a lot of different archives by name and if you have other details on the medal, that’s even better for your chances.., it’s free to search and downloads are free too if you register… If you find it a pain & want me to have a look I will 👍 cheers tony 🍻

Thanks Steve. 👍🍻

I really really want that to be you in the picture Overture…. Is it you ?? I picture you as a skinny dude not a Chairman Kim body double 🤭

i hope this doesn’t offend you too much Steve 🥴 but despite it’s poor detail in places that even I can spot and despite it being coated…. it is a bit different to the other reproductions I’ve seen. It is the right size. The lion is wrong on both ends, rear end not on the edge and the main is terrible. Also poor detail within where the ‘ribbon’ or banner drapes over the arms. But I do like , circled in yellow, that the left detail is on the border line but the right point is just inside it. The other bit I liked is that the word ‘copy’ is in the centre not on the bottom arm. It’s from a collection that’s been broken up so it’s not brand new & though I’ve not seen many, the ones I can find currently do not look like this. 9 quid… for one that’s different to the others…. I took a punt. 🤷‍♂️ Cheers tony 🍻 A tony and his money are easily parted 🥴

Nice job finding the crowns 👍👍 Kashket is the usual name on Guards tunics from 20thCentury, so I’ve had a good look to see if a particular tailor was noticeable as responsible for Guards Officers tunics back then and it appears not. It may be some consolation to know that probably there was no makers name on the label. It isn’t stitched, so it’s unlikely. I seem to recall it was another 10 or 20 years before stitched labels were used but I may have that wrong, that may not be the case. I have an Oxfordshire Light Infantry tunic (not guards) from the 1890’s that also has a ‘plain’ label, - it merely has ‘ No.’ printed on it. It’s purpose was only to record the order number and name of the customer. tony 🍻

I don’t recognise it but I agree it looks French or maybe Belgian… The attachment was used as the symbol for the Free French in ww2 so maybe a veterans medal Good looking thing 👍 cheers tony 🍻

It makes sense that if it a ‘rank’ then you can’t have two but to not let them keep the old medal 🤷‍♂️ That seems a bit harsh! Glad they dropped that rule. BTW You said you have a lot to learn but once again you put together a very interesting post. I find when I ‘write’ things they stay in my head a bit better, if you’re picking up even just a fraction of the details you share, you are well on your way in a tough field to get into. 👍 cheers tony 🍻

Thanks Tracy you always say something nice 🍻. Yes, I’ve been distracted, I kept starting new ones and I knew really had to finish that Karl Truppen Kreuz topic but it took ages… I’m back on track now 😊 A 30.5cm artillery piece (mortar?) May 1915 Close up Reverse of above cheers tony 🍻

Dave, Such an interesting picture 👍👍 Made me have a Google… I found this in an interesting & in depth piece on Reddit. I’ll put the link underneath. ’The gilt finials were in the shape of the spear-head with the rulers monogram or a heraldic lion engraved or cut-out. Silk cravats were tied underneath the finial – these were usually donated by the Colonel or a wealthy sponsor and were richly embroidered with patriotic slogans; the decorations of particularly distinguished members of the regiments could also be hung on the standard.’ tony 🍻

Hi Gents, cheers tony 🍻

The pics… tony 🍻

Totally agree. I even have a ‘beginners guide’ to British medal collecting from the 70’s or 80’s and it advises replacing ribbons whenever possible. 🙈 tony 🍻

Hi Greg, just came across this topic and the comment below… Serious collectors of these medals try to match the level of aging and patina of the ribbon to those of the medal. I don’t have the knowledge that Simius has but in his haste to be snide he may have forgotten the difference when considering the ribbons on these wound medals… they were meant to be replaced. Though Verwundetenmedaille were only around from 1917, this medal and any other could still have been worn for some time. A well worn wound medal on a newer looking ‘multiple wound’ ribbon is not unusual, acceptable because a ribbon change was required when the unlucky owner got wounded again. If the ribbon is period then I see no problem. 👍 cheers tony 🍻

Nice looking group, it counts for nothing in reality but ‘it doesn’t look like a put together to me’ was my first reaction 👍 👆 Makes good sense to me. Cheers tony 🍻 Quick Rant. Petty of me I know but nonetheless… I find it a annoying that the NATO medal has precedence over our own, even over the two in places 3&4. I guess it’s the dates that decided that, though I can’t make out the bar on #3. I’d like our own awards first, nato and or foreign at the end, and if the argument is that the NATO medal was hard earned then we should have our own award for recognition of that. As someone who never served I may be wrong but I believe there should be far more recognition for military service. If they can give them out for workers ‘sticking needles in arms’ then why not for more valiant things… Rant over.

Lovely looking group with the older & first of 2 King George VI designs issued. This one declared him as Emperor of India, after Indian Independence in 1947 the obverse was redesigned without that. tony 🍻

Hi Gents, just a quick heads up for anyone interested in militaria from the Northern Ireland conflict… I just saw there is currently a mess kit for sale on EBay attributed to Colonel Eaton T.D. murdered in cold blood by the IRA in 1976. Col. Oliver Eaton T.D., General Staff and North Irish Horse, killed by the I.R.A. 30/06/1976. Item no : 276115881889 Nowt that special in itself but nice if the troubles are your area of interest. cheers tony 🍻

Of course… collection only though, 🤭

Thanks Gordon, it isn’t usually like that is it… when I found the lists It was a pleasant surprise, tony 🍻 let us know if you find out anything interesting 👍 tony 🍻