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On 02/05/2024 at 16:22, GreyC said:

The photo caption with the waggon, posted Posted August 19, 2018 (edited)

reads baggage waggon of the Sanitäts-Kompanie (medic-coy.)

GreyC

Giving me that extra angle, like you did so many times before.  I was looking back at this post, I got so much from you and Bayern, I wanted to click like on everything 👍

Poor guy is probably sweating under the Officers gaze.
Looks like a Red Cross on the tarp/cover.

It’s a good little photo.

cheers

tony 🍻

Hi No one,
I’ve just seen on the Red Cross website that badge number 17587 was issued in July 1934.

Your second voucher says that she was ‘re-examined’ and passed.

I think your lady originally earned her badge in 1933/34 and then renewed it in 1940 to contribute to the war effort.

I think you will find the contact details here, they seem to have comprehensive records/archives but I couldn’t suss out how/if you can search them 🤷‍♂️ even if they are not accessible online I imagine they are via request.

https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/our-history/museum-and-archives

👍👍

tony 🍻

I agree, the ‘quirky’ details can give an item extra qualities.

I previously owned a medal set belonging to an Indian soldier who had served in the British army in ww2.

His service number was :

15847

India gained its independence on :

15.8.47

cheers

tony 🍻

Again Terry, I do admire your attention to detail, I wouldn’t have thought of adding those.

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On 24/04/2024 at 02:25, Terry37 said:

I have since finished the project

🍻🍻

Speaking as a man who finishes far less projects than I start, congratulations Sir.

cheers

tony 

Hi Terry,

We were chatting before awol last year and I said I had spotted something you might like…

A Female QARANC officers uniform and variety of hats…

I’ve not long come across these pictures I took and seeing you online tonight it reminded me. 😊.

Cheers

tony 🍻

Hi Gents,

I’ve been through everything military I could think of…

then after thinking back to Steve’s comment about a sports club I went sideways and thought Boy Scouts…

BST - Boy Scouts T***

And now seeing No one’s info 👍

The Toronto Coat of arms definitely shares characteristics with the sleeve patch.

So Gents,

How about…

BST = Boy Scouts Toronto ?

tony 🍻

On 29/04/2024 at 20:49, Harry the Mole said:

Maybe seeing the whole picture might help in identifying. It could be a sports club related badge.

 

Cheers,

             Steve

32 minutes ago, No one said:

Dear Gentlemen,

 

There is a 'T' in the Coat of arms of Toronto:

 

Coat of arms of Toronto - Wikipedia

 

Although there may be no connection, there is a 'family resemblance'.

 

 

Toronto armoiries, Blason de famille et nom Histoire – Trois Impression Combo – Italie Origin : Amazon.fr: Cuisine et Maison

 

Yours sincerely,

No one

Hi TracA,

I can only agree with No One,

that’s a beauty,

congrats!

tony 🍻

5 hours ago, FOR VALOUR said:

Thank you for replying much appreciated, I have attached picture hope this may help. 

Regards 

That’s great, the cap badge is helpful  👍

So my first thought is the cap badge is Canadian , looks like a maple leaf in the centre. 

These are examples of Ww1 Canadian badges, if you could put the 2 together 😊

I’m interested in what Steve thinks…

tony 🍻

20 hours ago, Harry the Mole said:

Maybe seeing the whole picture might help in identifying. It could be a sports club related badge.

 

Cheers,

             Steve

7 hours ago, TracA said:

Nice haul, Tony. Now you have even more research projects, no? 😀

 

Tracy

Thanks Tracy 😊

I’m better a finding the projects than the answers 🙃

🍻

On 24/04/2024 at 06:22, Christian1962 said:

The Upper Austrian and the Tyrolean "Katastropheneinsatzmedaille" were both established in 1965.  The Upper Austrian´s ribbon is white and red with narrow red and white edges, the pic above shows the 2002 version which was given out with a wrong ribbon.

 

This kind of medal bars with 15 mm wide ribbons was in use just beween 1938 and 1945 in Austria as it was part of the Third Reich. And some years after, because there were not any other ribbons available.

 

It would be very uncommon to mount medal bars in Wehrmacht style in the 1960ties. Some did, but in my opinion it's not a match...

 

Regards

Christian

 

 

I can see why you know all about those ones I suggested….

Congrats, very impressive Christian.

Cheers

tony 🍻

22 hours ago, FOR VALOUR said:

Hello, 

          I would appreciate help identifying the badge pictured please? 

Apologies for the quality but it's taken from an original picture of the chap in 1906.

Regards 

Thats a tough one 🙃

Not a common one, I can’t find it.

The only thing I can think of is that maybe the T is for ‘territorial’ ?

Can you make out any of the letters above or below? Looks like B.S.T maybe?

tony 🍻

Hi Gents,

I’ve already got a ‘backlog’ of uniforms I need to add to my IMS post I started.

However, once again I’ve spent my rent and I can’t resist sharing some advance pictures…

All are described as Edwardian Indian items…

This is a 2nd Madras patrol jacket

This one a 16th Punjab patrol jacket

These two are cavalry but I’ll need to do some detective work to ID them…

I’ve got 6 mess jackets and a waistcoat.

I think this one is the only one with a button

Badges on this one

Badges on one of these 👍

and the final one.

Lastly, and to top it all off, 5 trousers/jodhpurs 

Hopefully there will be some labels to help me out 🤞 I only saw 2 in the pics.

Hope you approve Gents,

cheers,

tony 🍻

On 04/04/2024 at 20:26, Deanna said:

A friend of mine found this in his grandmother's attic in Flint, North Wales. Is unable to detrine which infantry/battaltion or other it could be of...

Thank you for any information that could be provided...

 

- Dea

it’s quiet ‘down’ in this section, I’ve just seen your post…

I think it’s Royal Artillery, looks like a platoon photo, 👍

tony 🍻

I really thought I had it… 🥹

On 24/04/2024 at 20:45, WJT said:

Do you all think this a ww1 war piece or post war for veterans?

thanks

Definitely 1918 or earlier, it is an ‘Austrian’ qualification badge for KuK artillery 👍

Just found this 👇

Austro - Hungarian Empire: Marksmanship Performance (Qualification) Badge of the KuK Artillery for 1st Gunners. With the Austrian Crown, crossed cannons and a target in the center.

The badge was instituted in 1888 by Kaiser Franz Joseph, while in 1913 a similar badge, with the Hungarian crown, was adopted for the Hungarian Artillery.

So 1888 - 1918…

tony 🍻

On 24/04/2024 at 06:22, Christian1962 said:

The Upper Austrian and the Tyrolean "Katastropheneinsatzmedaille" were both established in 1965.  The Upper Austrian´s ribbon is white and red with narrow red and white edges, the pic above shows the 2002 version which was given out with a wrong ribbon.

 

This kind of medal bars with 15 mm wide ribbons was in use just beween 1938 and 1945 in Austria as it was part of the Third Reich. And some years after, because there were not any other ribbons available.

 

It would be very uncommon to mount medal bars in Wehrmacht style in the 1960ties. Some did, but in my opinion it's not a match...

 

Regards

Christian

 

 

Totally agree, wrong period, I shoulda checked 🙃

18 minutes ago, Terry37 said:

I picked this one up in the UK hoping it was some odd Medics trade badge. It came with a nice large RAMC brass title. I have searched high and low and for the life of me, I cannot identify it. I have searched Army, Navy and Boy Scouts for the world, but have found nothing with the blue circle??? In construction it looks WW1 era and is small, the size of a typical Canadian trade badge or that of a US quarter. Perhaps a fantasy patch, a home made one off or possibly a Royal Naval Division medic's patch??? Any help is appreciated.

 

I’ve got a guess Terry…

American Red Cross volunteer.

This 👇 is a 1940’s era pin badge, seems yours could be a homemade version ?

tony 🍻

Terry,

that looks fantastic mate.

A fine effort!

Can you explain to me the arrangement?

I get that certain tartan ‘goes’ with certain badges but particularly I’m curious how RAMC badges connect with the particular tartan… I know there isn’t a SRAMC 😊

tony 🍻

Such an interesting story surrounding Carl Edward, well worth looking up.

There was it seems only one grade given to foreigners and it was not freely awarded…

Re your quest, I could only find this reference to permission to wear it, but it’s not available on line unfortunately 

I thought I’d found an interesting thread on GMIC for you but you are in it yourself, it was a while ago mind !

Cheers

tony🍻

Hi Gents,

I’ve got a possible match…

I found this one first

as I was looking into this 👆 I found a second related award👇

The bars end ribbon doesn’t have the red stripe and looks white/grey… this one is grey/white with that red stripe.
- Maybe it is that heavily faded.

Even if it’s not the same it is surely for another related one 🤷‍♂️ assuming my first identification is accurate 🤞

Grey and white ribbon & with them both for similar services, the similarity is too much to be coincidence in my opinion 🤞

tony 🍻

I’ll keep an eye out 👍

10 hours ago, FOR VALOUR said:

Hello Tony, 

           Thank you for looking very much appreciated. Regards David 

Sorry David,

No makers mark on mine…

Are you missing one on a tunic or are you looking to ‘complete the set’ ?

tony 🍻

On 16/04/2024 at 08:36, Chrisclem said:

Hello,

         I wonder if anyone can help with my query. The attached photo is of my 3 x Great Uncle General Alfred Thomas Heyland CB  1813 - 1897. West Yorkshire Regiment/ 14th Buckinghamshire Prince of Wales Own Regiment.  He lost an arm in the Battle of Alma.  My wife wants to produce a painting of him and I am trying to find out the correct colours for his uniform, also his feathered headgear to the left of the photo.  

     All help appreciated.

 

                    Chris

Hi,

This is it.

Dont miss that there are some red feathers under the white ones on the

bicorn…👍

tony 🍻

12 hours ago, FOR VALOUR said:

Hello, 

         I'm looking for a 24mm Cambridgeshire regiment button from WW1 by the maker Jennens if anyone can help please. 

Regards 

I’ve got one of theirs👇
 

It’s gonna be in here 👇😊

I’ll need to dig it out to see if the maker is Jennens. 🤞

tony 🍻

16 hours ago, WJT said:

That’s the clover makers mark of BSW.

Brüder Schneider, Wien.

A nice clear example.

I don’t know much about them, I have looked previously for information about them for myself.
I do know they did continue business after the war and were used considerably after Austria’s annexation to produce particularly luftwaffe badges. 
 

tony 🍻