Taz

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.

Reverse

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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reverse

More images of this Order

Rick

The A7V Sturmpanzerwagen Wotan Tank was a cool Tank, one of my favorites of WWI.

It had a large crew I belive it had 16 men that operated it and it had 2 drivers. A messenger would get out and run to the next tank to pass information of movement. Very nice photo of one in operation, do you know where it was taken? The motor was in the middle of the tank wich made it uncomfortable for the crew.

Thank you for sharing:

Lorenzo

"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

creepy... looks like some roswell shaped alien face... Or maybe is it just me and you Kev...

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

Thanks, I did find some other things from a car board I posted to. I found very limited info on the web about it.

I found this web page here http://www.cdnheroes.com/tribute/bkilf11.htm

the back translates as "Constancy is not always to say the same thing, but always to persist in the same thing" I know 500 were given out. That's about all I know. Any other feedback would be much appreciated

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

4th bar = 10, 15, 20 and the ubiquitous Armed Forces "Distinguished" Service Medal.

Note that every one of the Armed Forces long service medals here has the Roman numerals printed so the stripes are blue-white-green. The only cloth ones I have seen, singles cased with each medal, are the exact opposite-- green-white-blue.

= NO comrades could tell proper up from down? Or did different branches of the Revolutionary Armed Forces wear "their" color on the left?

I also find it odd that the RAF long services are worn 10-15-20 rather than the normal Communist Bloc system 20-15-10.

Huh.

But then MOUNTED groups provide us with information loose singles do not.

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

Hello Kevin:

Here is my reading of * 6 followed by my tranlation:

"Liebe Lina.

Ich habe Deine Kiste mit besten Dank erhalten und mich sehr darueber gefreut.

Wie Du schreibst hat Dein Kaninchen fuenf Junge. drei Pakete ?) Schwarze (???) Ich habe schon immer auf Deine Zigaretten Pakete gewartet."

And in English:

"Dear Lina.

I have received your parcel with many thanks and I was very pleased.

As you write your rabbit had 5 little ones.

3 packages black ???

I have always waited for your cigarette packages."

Bernhard H. Holst

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.

Very interesting, nice bars Rick.

The thing I find really strange is the number of "mistakes" on medal bars and medals alike.

Ribbons mounted back to front, wrong ribbons etc and now the long service examples in your bars.

Surely there must be a plausible reason for this.

Another question mark in a long line of.......... question marks

Regards Eddie.

Not much help Doc but here you go,

#1 - LTSR (Lithuanian) Civil Defense Activist.

#2 - Romanian Union of Communist Youth (UTC) 35 year aniversary

#3 - Armenian ?

#4 - YPCP (Ukranian) Best industrial worker?

#5 - Czech, Socialist Brigade.

#6 - Russian Federation.

#7 - ?

#8 - Ukrainien sports badge.

Regards Eddie.

Hi Alexandre,

The left one would be the 1914-1918 War Cross, middle possibly the medal of the revolution and the third, not a clue. the only other Czech WWI medal that comes to mind would be the Victory Medal and the ribbon seems to be different.

Maybe French I suppose, i think he served in France?

Regards Eddie.