SillyOldGrandad

It looks correct to me. Crossed batons within a wreath with a large seperate crown above.

That's a relief!!. Just out of curiosity what is the thing the buttons are attached to?. Pete.

Yes it is Victorian. It's a General Service button worn by other ranks from 1881 to 1902 and probably much later as well. They were churned out by the bucket load and are still common today and can be bought for a couple of quid. I suggest you ask for your money back. Your post was mentioned on the B&CMBForum on account of the £65 price tag, the price is ridiculous. Pete.

The only medals authorised for wear on the right breast of official British Government uniforms (The Queen's Uniform) are the life-saving medals of The Royal National Lifeboat Institution, The Order of Saint John of Jerusalem and The Royal Humane Society. Pete.

The driver qualification badge in the British Army is a five-pointed star, not an eight-pointed one. Pete.

That is the King's Crown pattern which was in use from 1902 to 1953. The slider dates it to post-1906. Pete.

That is the Australian type. Pete.

What seems a bit odd to me is that the button in the image bears the post-1953 Queen's Crown. As an Old Contemptible he would be around 60 years old by then. Pete.

Yes, if the middle one is a foreign award which it is assumed to be. I don't think the middle one is a British award but I don't think it is the Order of The Dannebrog either, the red stripes are too broad for that. Pete.

The last one appears to be the ribbon of the Militia Long Service Medal but the middle one is an odd one. Pete.

The reason I mentioned the 1939-1945 Star and War Medal was because there was no mention of him having seen full time service in WW2. The opening post only mentions Home Guard service which would only have merited the award of the Defence Medal. I therefore assumed he must have served full time early in WW2 and seen overseas service to qualify for those two medals. If not then he would not have been entitled to them. Pete.

Wessel, only the first two levels, Knight/Dame Grand Cross and Knight/Dame Commander, carry the Sir/Lady titles. Pete.

Yes Wessel, that is the correct order. It is a shame about the missing crosses though, they would really make a difference. Pete.

The 1939-1945 Star and 1939-1945 War Medal would indicate early overseas war service. Was he a Dunkirk veteran?. Just curious. Pete.

Yes Wessel, VC, GC, DSO, MBE, DSC, MC. Pete.

The Victoria Cross and the George Cross take precedence over all other honours, awards and medals. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire consists of five levels, the three highest levels take precedence over the DSO and the lowest two levels are preceded by the DSO. The five levels are Knight Grand Cross (GBE), Knight Commander (KBE), Commander (CBE), Officer (OBE) and Member (MBE). The same medal ribbon is also used for the British Empire Medal. That gives you six choices as follows, VC, GC, GBE, DSO, DSC, MC., or VC, GC, KBE, DSO, DSC, MC., or VC, GC, CBE, DSO, DSC, MC., or VC, GC, DSO, OBE, DSC, MC., or VC, GC, DSO, MBE, DSC, MC., or VC, GC, DSO, DSC, MC, BEM. Your VC and GC medal ribbons are missing their miniature crosses. Pete.

The Royal Logistic Corps. Pete.

Thanks for that Graham, great stuff and a great girl, I'd never heard of Louisa Nolan before. I liked the "cough" and "splutter" bit as well.☺️. Pete.

Thanks for the reply. I understand what you mean about the Hartlepool soldiers being in an action against the enemy and about the Irish not being enemy forces. It just seems odd somehow that men can be placed in a situation where they face a good chance of being killed, and many of them were, at the hands of armed rebels/insurgents/freedom fighters and their efforts not being recognised as active service. Pete.

Hello, just a simple question that I am sure has been asked many times before but here goes anyway. Did the British soldiers who served in Ireland during the Easter Uprising, but saw no other service elsewhere, receive any medals at all?. I ask because I know that the soldiers involved in the raid on Hartlepool received the British War Medal and wondered if the same applied to those in Ireland. Any help would be much appreciated. Pete.

It might be the Volunteer Combatants Medal (Belgium).

Tony, a lot of the British and Allied clothing was manufactured in the U.S. to British design. On arrival they would be fitted with the buttons of the units to whom they were allocated. In this case to a Belgian unit. Pete.

Going by the description "Olive Drab" and the manufacturer being "L. L. Rosenthal and Co. Inc." I would lean towards it being U.S. made. Pete.

It appears to be a typical theatre-made sand-cast badge probably made in Egypt. Pete.

The Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment) wore the QVC badges long after 1902. King's Crown badges were made and worn but it is known that QVC badges continued to be made and worn through WW2 and beyond. As they saw it they were, after all, a"Queen's" regiment, not a "King's".