Ed_Haynes

inside

And a gold (older?)

and right

And the accompanying document, left page

The badge

Inside

Since I don't have a bronze class (yet), I am glad to see this thread expand.

Also, sonce I don't have the Big Book (yet), I shall need expert guidance.

A silver:

Yes, that is Eisenhower's. From their collection. Which, apparently, That Forum has the unmitigated gall to assert is under their copyright!!! Someone needs to sue their pretentious bandwidth off! This would go to six digits (US$) in damages in intellectual property court. (Shall see if I still have ex-students at the Eisenhower Museum. I know I have an ex-student in a major intellectual property firm. Time for introductions.)

For someone working hard to "learn" Hungarian awards, a nice, nice post. Thanks!

Ed, I'm fairly sure that I've seen a GSM "Palestine 1945-48" to the Patiala Lancers. In fact I think I added that unit in my update to the previous edition of Gordon's.

I know the Jodhpur Lancers were there, but have no evidence of the 2nd Patiala Lancers in Palestine (and Head and McClanaghan don't show them either).

Obviously, a broken group, but still a nice pair.

11360 Wing Commander Vinod Agnihotri, VSM, Indian Air Force

1- Videsh Seva, Oman - "13360 WG CDR V AGNIHOTRI IAF"

2- Nine Year Service Medal - "13360 WG CDR V AGNIHOTRI IAF"

With "Oman" being a fairly uncommon clasp to the Videsh Seva Medal.

Chacking Jagan's fine database -- http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/index.html -- I find that 13360 Wing Commander Vinod Agnihotri was an IAF medical officer. He was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal, GoI, 26 January 1995.

Thanks Kevin and Gordon!!

I have learned a lot from this thread!

I am surprised that he did not receive the Soviet Hero Title. I was not able to find his total listing of his medals. I bet that he had an impressive array!

He did get the Soviet Hero Star and the usual accompanying Lenin. This is what he is getting from Brezhnev and he wears that star in the photo with mom.

All brotherly cosmonauts got that pair.

Could that be a replacement for a DOCUMENT that had been lost, rather than the medal itself?

The last one, absolutely, a document replacement/copy (I suspect the old one fell apart or no one could read the bichig anymore by 1986).

The first two are PROBABLY medal replacements shown in the original document.

I thought I made that clear, sorry.

Nice group, a shame it is broken, but, still, . . .

I sometimes come to hate the "partitioning" of information between fora.

Why doesn't everyone just come over HERE and share their wisdom. But some of the folks out there don't like our gentlemanly rules??

Has anyone ever seen a good image of a Victory reverse? Most of the images out there (some/many/most stolen) are from the Eisenhower Victory, and every image I have ever seen has the screwplate attached, obscuring number (or not).

Kevin, a very good point

regards

Alex K

Never been in an Iraqi mosque, but most of those I was in in Afghanistan (outside Kabul) had rafters, as did many rural mosques in Saudi Arabia (including al-Wahhab's own mosque). Nevertheless . . . .

This is, however,

And one more, out of a boxfull set aside to take next time.

Acting Major Gurpal Singh, 1st Patiala Rajindra Lancers

1- Independence Medal - "IEC-12003 LT. GURPAL SINGH, PATIALA S. F."

2- War Medal - "SS-16201 A-MAJOR GURPAL SINGH, PATIALA S.F."

3- India Service Medal - "SS-16201 A-MAJOR GURPAL SINGH, PATIALA S.F."

1st Patiala Rajindra Lancers - reorganized 11 April 1889; reorganized 16 September 1926; reorganized 16 October 1932

Entered service 6 October 1930

First Commission 2 May 1932

Captain 2 May 1941

1 July 1944 - T/Major, 2nd-in-command, 1st Paiala (Rajindra) Lancers

15 - Field Works Course (All Arms), Indian States Forces

31-J - Junior Wing of Tactical School, Poona

54 - Qualified at D and M Course, Ahmednagar

The Rajindra Lancers spent most of the war in India but moved to Egypt in May 1945, followed by a short tour in Palestine before going on to Aden in November 1945 where it remained until returning to India on 30 March 1946.

Uniform dark green, facings yellow.

back cover

Copy verified

facing

Surname: Perenlei

Given name: Bat-Ochir

The Medal of Combat Service was awarded for the merits at Halhingol battle according to the decree No.138 of the Presidium of the People?s Great Khural dated October 4th 1939.

Chairman of the Presidium of the PGKh, Bumtsend

Secretary of the Presidium of the PGKh, Bayaraa

and

[seal of the Notary Service]

Dated 9 April 1986.

And a replacement DOCUMENT:

Document of the Medal of Combat Service

Interesting results. The document shown in post #2:

Name: Tseren

Given name: Bayan-Burged

The bearer is entitled to the privileges and money awards according to the general rules on orders from the date of the decree issuance about award of order of MPR from the presidium of the Lower Assembly.

The award document is without valid date.

Chairman of the Presidium of the Lower Assembly of MPR, Bumtsend

Secretary of the Presidium of the Lower Assembly of MPR, Bayar

----

Medal of Combat Service (maybe he lost his medal and got the new one)

----

[i cannot decipher the first row]

The second row: Ministry of Finance

And the document in post #6:

Mongolian People?s Republic

Document of Order and Medal

No. 5181

Issued November 18th 1950 (10 + 40)

----

Name Sodov

Given name: Sunrav

The bearer is entitled to the privileges and money awards according to the general rules on orders from the date of the decree issuance about award of order of MPR from the presidium of the Lower Assembly.

The award document is without valid date.

Chairman of the Presidium of the Lower Assembly of MPR, Bumtsend

Secretary of the Presidium of the Lower Assembly of MPR, Bayar

----

Medal of combat service

There is some concern thet these order books may have been faked, to pair with "rogue" medals, but neither came with medals, so . . . ????

2442121 Lance Naik Dalbir Singh, Punjab Regiment

1- General Service Medal - "2442121 L-NK. DALBIR SINGH, PUNJAB R."

2- Raksha Medal - "2442121 SEP DALBIR SINGH PUNJAB R"

3- Videsh Seva Medal, United Arab Republic - "2442121 L-NK. DALBIR SINGH, PUNJAB R."

4- United Nations, UNEF Medal

N/902511 Lance Naik Nagina Singh, Army Service Corps (Motorized Transport)

1- Independence Medal - "N/902511 L/NK. HAGINA SINGH, A.S.C.(M.T.)"

2- Defence Medal - "MTN/902511 SEP. NAGINA SINGH, R.I.A.S.C.(M.T.)"

3- War Medal - "MTN/902511 SEP. NAGINA SINGH, R.I.A.S.C.(M.T.)"

4- Indian Overseas Badge

5- Unofficial George VI Coronation Medal