Noor

Hello all,

I am just wondering is there any lists available to confirm a Croix de Chevalier du Merite Maritime award that was issued to Englishman in 1953? Man in question is Malcolm Gordon John McHaffie. Unfortunately I am not able to locate this on London Gazette.

anybody any ideas ?

...and here is picture of his ribbon bar.

Hi all,

Not an expert on this (mine)field so what you guys think is this Erkennungsmarke original period made? Also am I correct to say that the owner of this disk was a soldier in the signal branch of Infantry Regiment 305?

Thanking you in advance,

Noor

Hi all,

I am not an expert of this period items and especially when it comes to an insignia. Therefore an advice would be greatly appreciated in respect of originality of these items below.

Thanking you in advance,

Noor

Here is her family 1911 Census input.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Waterford/Lismore/Main_Street/668239/

1911 census

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Waterford/Lismore_Urban_Lismore_Town/Main_Street/1758671/

Hi all,

I picked up thus cap badge along with some British Badges but looks to me it could be Greece badge instead?

Could someone confirm please? Also how common/rare it is and what could be it's value (not my collecting interest so I will move it on)

Thanks,

Timo

Staršina (NCO) Mikhail Klyuchnikov, Navy AA artillery. Served in very rare lake Ladoga flotilla! His unit shot down 5 enemy planes during the action, where he participated as well.

Medal is with the scare small original ribbon plate. Unfortunately disk is missing but I reckon I still did well.

Hi all,

I just wanted to share few medals that I recently picked up during my holidays in Estonia. I also got the owners files via research services that one of our fellow forum member is organising.

Now, I was hoping that at least one of the medal' s owner is Estonian but unfortunately not. Therefore I will move them on probably soon enough but still, the excitement of the research is great and therefore I would like to share results.

First I got a nice bravery medal numbered 2286285.

Viktor Kuzmin, marine. He fought at the most northern peak of the front - Musta-Tunturi, Kola peninsula in Artic Russia, where he fixed cutted telephone line under heavy enemy fire, also he was in the combat where he killed at least 3 germans and saved injured comrades.

Here is one that I have with the small enamel damage (available for a sale).

Thank you Paul!

Rajevali?

Thanks Paul. Any better?

Hi all,

I have here this medal below named to 1557 Sepoy XXX XXX 4th Sikhs and I am actually planning to move it on.

Could someone please help me to read out his name? Also I assume these medals are un-researchable?

Like I understand it was a small campaign only that took place between November 1901 until March 1902?

I did some reading about the 4th Sikhs and only interesting fact that I noted was with the battle of Saragarhi where one of the fallen soldiers had one digit smaller service number 1556. So, probably owner of this medal was closely related to the soldiers who fought and died in this gallant last stand. Can this be the case?

anybody?

are you selling or is it up on some auction site?

Why there isn't BWM and VM ribbon? Last ribbon is Canada General Service or Italian Order of the Crown? Anyway, next to the 1914 or 1914-15 Star ribbon there should be British War medal ribbon and Victory medal ribbon and not this one. 

Edmund Culshaw (28-May-1895 - 1970)

From Lancashire, Atherton, 202a Elliott Street, Tyldesley. 1911 Census shows living with his parents, occupation butcher.

Enlisted 9th March 1914. Discharged 10th April 1917. Served first in the 1/5th Battalion, Manchester regiment.

Wounded in Gallipoli. Listed in 06 September 1915 - Manchester Evening News (I am missing FMP access at the moment but his number and name comes up). So, wounded probably around 2-3 weeks before the publication.

He had a second service number as well - 200297.

Died in Liverpool 1970.

1/5th Battalion
August 1914 : in Bank Chambers, Wigan. Part of Manchester Brigade, East Lancashire Division. Moved to near Rochdale.
25 September 1914 : landed at Alexandria in Egypt.
6 May 1915 : landed on Gallipoli.
26 May 1915 : formation became 127th Brigade, 42nd (East Lancashire) Division.
28 December 1915 : evacuated from Gallipoli, landed on Mudros and proceeded to Egypt.
2March 1917 : landed Marseilles and proceeded to the Western Front.

and also picture of his parents...

Staff Nurse Miss M. Evans.Supplement to the London Gazette, 3 June, 1916, page 5601. (May's award appe ars to be for service at the King George V Hospital in Dublin.)

I am confident that her Red Cross award was related to her service in Dublin during the Easter Rising.

Its just zoomed in part of the roll to read better. It says "neither in possession of 1882 or 1884 medal. Underneath you can see he had 1882 issue...

There is actually his family tree up on Ancestry with more details. Also 1891 census lists him as living in the hussars barracks... he may had some type of job there after the years with the colours.

Hi all,

I just recently purchased these and I am wondering is it possible to determine when these were in use? In respect of material and how they are made, I am thinking that post ww2, perhaps 50-60s? Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Noor

His name was Joseph Silvester Gibbons. Born 1857 Paddington,Middlesex.  Enlisted 1875 age 18. Served with the 19^th hussars. Regimental Number 1549.

The regiment saw action at Battle of Tel el-Kebir in September 1882 during the Anglo-Egyptian War and the regiment took possession of the wells, which were a vital resource in desert warfare, at the Battle of Abu Klea in January 1885 during the Mahdist War.

Married with Ester Gibbons. They had 4 children. He died in Fulham, London 1895.

Hi all,

Is this an Austrian Long Service Cross or something regimental? Also a ribbon reminds me Imperial Germany state ribbon.

Thanks,

Noor

and a picture of him

and picture of the Order of the Nile 4th Class (that I don't have yet)

Hi all,

Here is one of my last week finds - an unnamed single British War medal from 1939-1945 period. I obtained the medal with the box, containing owner's name and medal entitlement slip (confirming one medal entitlement).

Interesting enough this single medal was awarded to a Major and was posted out to Sudan.

A little bit digging on the London Gazette and I knew that the owner was Waldo Hearne Glanville.

Waldo was an Irishman from Dublin area (Blackrock).

He was born as a son of Edward Samuel Glanville, a marble merchant and Selina Agnes Vance in Rathdown – Blackorock area (Rock road, Part of Blackrock No.1)

He was an active member of 3^rd Dublin, Stillorgan Scouts (attended with his brother Robert to the 1924 Jamboree).

He had also five brothers and two sisters:

1.            Eric Vance GLANVILLE b:1896

2.            Arthur Evenson GLANVILLE b:1897

3.            Edward George GLANVILLE b: 1898

4.            Robert Ranulph GLANVILLE M.B.E. b: 1901

5.            Owen Hugh GLANVILLE b: 1903

6.            Edwina Vance GLANVILLE b: 1907

8.            Ina Helen GLANVILLE b: 1909

He studied in the Veterinary Medicine of Dublin University College.

1928-1929 Veterinary Inspector, Kassala

1930-1931 Veterinary Inspector, Halfa Province

1931-1934 Veterinary Inspector, Upper Nile Province

1935-1940 Veterinary Inspector, Khartoum

1937-1942 Registrar, Veterinary School

1941 Senior Veterinary Inspector, Khartoum

1942-1944 Senior Veterinary Inspector, El Obeid, Kordofan

1944-1946 Senior Veterinary Inspector, Khartoum

1946-1952 Director, Sudan Veterinary Service

For war service he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant but in the Sudanese forces he was a Major, like stated as well on the box. 

And what makes this single medal extra nice - 1945 he received as well Order of the Nile 4th Class.