paul wood

Interesting because British recipients were allowed to wear allied, including Dutch, decorations Paul

Demir, do you have dimensions of the Bavarian Military Merit Order, it appears to have a neck ribbon so possibly Third class. All the best, Paul

Wow Radmilo, I was unaware such a thing existed, amazing even if it has had cosmetic surgery. Paul

Dorset roads seem to have been bad for motorcyclists, one famous victim T. E. Lawrence on his souped up Brough. Paul

Last one I saw in around 2010 made £200,000 (around $300,000) so not a stupid asking price and I must confess from the image it looks real (although I sometimes wonder whether any high end Soviet is genuine but that is acute paranoia on my part) Paul

Yep definitely Austrian. Paul

Andreas It is definitely for a Burmese unit, very nice indeed. Paul

Thanks for showing beautiful. Paul

Also what many people may be aware is that Wellington would have had quite a few cloth garters. It is just the paperwork that makes it nice. Paul

The medals are rare but the documents are in another league, fantastic. Paul

I remember the grouping, I catalogued when I was at Sotheby's about 15 years ago, at the time it made about £10,000, so it has made a 500% profit in 15 years ( why were the Cameron family investing in Panama when they could have got a better return buying this sort of stuff. Paul

Radmilo, You'd better E-mail them, I had that piece I would definitely be in touch with the seller of the crown. Paul

Amazing, thanks for sharing. Paul

Thanks, if you had a piece missing the crown it would be well worth it for restoration purposes, otherwise maybe $100-200. Paul

Sorry Obi, link no longer works. Paul

Pieter Very nice indeed do you have his other medals apart from those already displayed? Paul

Very nice group, the certificate to the Panamanian medal is very nice and very rare. Paul

The DSO is listed as gallantry but many first world war awards, especially to the higher ranks, were more an honorary distinction. In some cases I suspect it was for conspicuous champagne consumption 50 miles behind enemy lines (such as the general Melchett (of Black Adder fame) types). The Japanese recipients would have been hand picked by the government, very much as the British picked recipients of Japanese awards. Paul

21 DSO's were awarded to Japanese forces during WWI Paul

Try https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/community-and-living/records-archives-and-cornish-studies/?page=1729 Which gives details of the Cornish County Archives in Truro, I suspect that's the only place where you will get any further. Paul

I don't need Ancestry to drive me to that, my friends the pink iguanas are always insisting I have some Paul

I am afraid Ancestry is about as much use alcohol free whisky, All I can find is that there is a gentleman of that name born in Truro in 1909 and apart from that nil. Paul

As it is sent from the Home Secretary he is likely to be a policeman, whether a regular or a special cannot tell. Paul

Alas I only have images of a fake. Paul

I agree with Ferdinand, I can't see anything wrong with them. Paul