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But just why do you need an all female police unit? To gain the trust of and deal deal with female / child victims of crime (not a politically correct role in western society because we're all equal regardless of sex, but let's cater for the customers in less enlightened parts of the world & if it's what they need to deal with their situation, then female police officers it is) or to wheedle & manipulate their way in a non-threatening & non-confrontational way around male problems? Do the male population of Liberia have any respect for women, or do they view them as so many societies do, as second class citizens anyway? There are enough UN policemen who find it difficult to show any respect or trust in policewomen, because of the attitude to women within their own countries, I recognise that & I'm a dinosaaur in modern policing terms.

Why am I waffling on about British & French wound insignia in a thread on German Imperial? I'll keep quiet & go back to the Brit & Commonwealth bit.

The German ones? They were created by Royal Decree on 3/3/18. The French Insignes des Blesses Militaire ribbon with red enamel star was introduced 22/7/16, but apparently was disliked by the troops who preferred to purchase one of the unofficial Medailles Blesses Militaires big red enamelled stars suspended from the same pattern of ribbon, which were produced from 1919 or 1920? The unofficial Medaille Des Blesse Civils De Guerre was produced 1918? The British Disabled & Discharged Scroll was introduced in 1916, the Silver Wound Badge the same year - the SWB could be awarded for wounds, sickness (other than caused by misconduct) & old age - so you could get discharged through wounds / ill health having been gassed, but would'nt get the wound stripe for being gassed. The wound stripe may have been awarded for gassing for it's first month or so after introduction, but after that it was'nt.

And the last page of translation - 5.

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The list of his awards in Serbo-Croat.

The frontspiece of Broz

I'm not sure that these scans are going to be good enough to read, but here goes. This booklet "To Heroes of Revolution in War and Peace" was published by Niro "Zadrugar", Sarajevo, January, 1979, it was translated for me from photocopies when I picked it up in Banja Luka about 7 years ago, I don't really want to risk scanning the original (other than the colour plate of Tito as the pages are liable to come loose - here are photocopies of the list of Tito's awards & a translated list.

Gassing apparently did'nt qualify for award of the British wound stripe. Neither did shell shock or the officers version of shell shock, neuresthenia.

I think that I only have one of these with award booklet - I'll find it & post it.

These all sound legit. to me - as long as we're not talking about ex-servicemen's association "awards" which were paid for......

I think that there were 2 or 3 different manufacturers of these, but I can't remember the details off hand. I have one but can't remember the maker, I'll dig it out.?

The KIng's Own Yorkshire LIght INfantry - The Battle in the Rosefields at MInden. The Seven Years War, 1/8/1759, a single line of British infantry broke & completely routed 3 lines of French cavalry. As the British advanced they picked roses from the briers on Minden Heath & stuck them in their caps & coats. Of the 6 British regiments involved only one, the 23rd (later the Royal WelCh Fusiliers) , chose not to commemorate the feat by wearing roses in their caps very 1st August. After an R. Caton Woodville drawing from the Illustrated London News.

The 17th Lancers - The Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava. This card does actually refer to the unit by its number at the time of the battle, rather than in 1939. The "600" charging the Russian guns & suffering about 2/3rds casualties. After an R. Caton Woodville drawing from the Illustrated London News.

The Middlesex Regiment - How the "Die-Hards" Won Their Name at Albuera. 16/5/1811 570 men held at least double that number of French at the village of Albuera, near Badojez, Spain - their wounded Colonel saw the line wavering as he fell & exhorted them to "Die hard". The line held at a cost of 400 of the 570 killed. After an R. Caton Woodville drawing from the Illustrated London News.

Nah - they pulled them...... http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/thearto...s/INF3_0802.htm

Jim, where does the naval saying "Pass me another cabin boy, I've split this one mate" orginate?

The East Surrey Regiment, Football on the Battlefield at Contalmaisson. July 1916, Captain Neville provided a football to each of the four platoons of his company, who kicked them forward as they advanced over a mile and a quarter to meet the enemy. Advancing through machine gun fire, they took the enemy trenches & afterwards recovered two of their footballs. After an R. Caton Woodville drawing from the Illustrated London News.

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment), The Fight for the Colours at Albuera. Spain, 16/5/1811, they were hemmed in by a charge of French cavalry & were practically wiped out, Ensign Thomas being killed & the Regimental Colour captured. Ensign Walsh with the King's Colour was badly wounded & surrounded by French cavalry, Captain latham seized the colour & ripped t from its staff, attempting to hide it under his coatee. Severely wounded, having had an arm severed, he was trampled by horses & stabbed with lances but still retained the colour at the end of the battle. After a painting by W. B. Wollen.

The Northumberland Fusiliers, Storming the ramparts of San Vincente. 6/4/1812, the old "Fighting Fifth" scalled two ladders to take the fortress during the Battle of Badojez. After a black & white drawing by W. B. Wollen.