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Well done Christophe!! And Simon too.

I'll give a few hints, He was born in Scotland, died in Paris and served in the Russian navy

A little change in the times then, During one of the bloodiest engagements in naval history. An enemy Capitain was quoted as saying ?I have not yet begun to fight.? I'm looking for: Which war, date and place, name, his ship and against which ship was he fighting. Regards Eddie.

Words spoken, on his deathbed, by Admiral Horatio Nelson to Captain Thomas Hardy. Battle of Trafalgar, 21st October 1805. Nelson last words were: "Take care of my dear Lady Hamilton, Hardy, take care of poor Lady Hamilton". He paused then said very faintly, "Kiss me, Hardy". This, Hardy did, on the cheek. Nelson then said, "Now I am satisfied. Thank God I have done my duty". regards Eddie

Well done Christophe That right, The Ardent Class ship of the line HMS Agamemnon was nicknamed "eggs and bacon" by her crew. Regards Eddie

Ok, try this one 'Eggs and Bacon' was a ship not an English breakfast, wasn't it? :D

:o Royal Navy Trivia isn't exactly my field either, but i'll have a go Additional info. The 'band of brothers' comprised, in order of seniority, James de Saumarez, Thomas Troubridge, Henry d'Esterre Darby (1764??1823), Thomas Louis, John Peyton (1760??1809), Alexander Ball, Samuel Hood, Davidge Gould (1758?1847), Thomas Foley, George Westcott (who died of a wound sustained during the battle), Benjamin Hallowell, Ralph Miller, Thomas Thompson, Edward Berry, and Thomas Hardy. Regards Eddie

:D lol that's wierd, possible answer before the question.

Hi guys Nelson's band of brothers (act. 1798) were the Royal Navy captains who served under the command of Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson while he pursued the French expeditionary force led by Napoleon Bonaparte to Egypt, and in the decisive battle of the Nile on 1 August 1798. Regards Eddie

Very similar Rick, One therory: Orden "De la Solidaridad" - Awarded to Foreign and Cuban Civilians ( two cases in the Solidaridad thread) Orden "Playa Gir?n" - Awarded to foreign and Cuban Military personal (Gagarin and Kulikov for example) Regards Eddie.

Otorga la Orden ?DE LA SOLIDARIDAD? con car?cter p?stumo al compa?ero ALVARO PAIM, fundador del Partido Trabalhista Brasile?o en R?o Grande do Soul ydel Partido Democr?tico Trabalhista; en reconocimientoal importante trabajo desarrollado a favor del incrementode la colaboraci?n y el intercambio econ?mico entre los pueblos de Brasil y Cuba, al igual que en la promoci?n de actividades a favor de la lucha que libra nuestro pueblo contra el bloqueo, as? como por su solidaridaddemostrada y su contribuci?n a la formaci?n del Grupo Parlamentario Brasil-Cuba. In the above case the Order was awarded postum to Alavo Paim the founder of the Brazilian Workers Party in Rio Grande and the Democratic Workers Party. For support and assistance during the blockade/ trade embargo. And contribution to the forming of the Brazil-Cuba parlimentary group. One therory: Orden "De la Solidaridad" - Awarded to Foreign and Cuban Civilians (Above two cases) Orden "Playa Gir?n" - Awarded to foreign and Cuban Military personal (Gagarin and Kulikov) Regards Eddie.

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Awarded for showing solidarity to the Cuban cause and way of life, and for support in times of trouble. To Cuban and foreign citizens and entities, in recognition to extraordinary merits reached in labours related to or with our or other peoples, on behalf of mankind, peace, the cause of socialism and against imperialism, colonialism, neo-colonialism, fascism, racism and any other exploitation form.

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More images of this Order

"Wotan" was actually the name of the tank. In the M?nster Tank Musem there is a replica of Wagen 563 "Wotan" Below is a list of the Numbers, names and what happened to the tanks. http://www.derkampfpanzer.de/a7vverbleib.htm Regards Eddie.

More info here guys, http://www.geocities.com/MadisonAvenue/Boa...r_tank_main.htm Regards Eddie

Not just you guys, as a later photo shows :D

Hi, Hard to see much of the cap badges, but LI regiments have the distinctive horn and the KOYLI the 'French' Horn and White Rose which is, i think smaller than the badges they are wearing. Regards Eddie

The American Numismatic Society have it listed in there database, its the bottom one on this page: http://numismatics.org/collection/accnum/l...available=false Might be worth contacting them? Regards Eddie

This one is partly correct, the 10 year ribbon is the right way, the other two back to front strange, very strange.

Hi lowkey, Maybe someone else can help with the value of the medallion Here is info on who he was Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erasmus Info on the medallion: measurements: 50.4 mm weight: 48.568 g person: Erasmus of Rotterdam obverse type: Head of Erasmus, l. obverse legend: E/RAS/MVS/RO/TE/RO/DA/MVS/ 14/69/19/69 reverse type: Drawing reverse legend: NON/EST/CONSTANTIA/SEMPER/ EADEM/LOQVI,/SED/SEMPER/ EODEM/PERTENDERE The dates on the obverse would indicate a commemorative medallion 500 year aniversary? Regards Eddie

I think you will find that he means drei pakete schwarze, as in tabak (tobacco) Regards Eddie.

For those interested in the early American awards here is a very interesting link to a Gutenberg e-book http://www.gutenberg.org/files/21880/21880-h/21880-h.htm Lots of interesting paperwork and background details are included for the medals seen earlier in this thread. Regards Eddie.