Ed_Haynes

Interior, part 2. Awarded 2 December 1980.

Interior, part 1.

Starting the documents.

Subkhaatar Order, A20b, type 2, pinback, #1412.

Outside.

Hello,

I wish to thank all participants in this thread, i have learned already quite a bit from this one

What would a Spitfire pilot have earned with the following state of service:

* theather of war: Tunesia (shot down and made POW)

Then while a POW he is mentioned in dispatch. Thats the info i do have at this point.

Cordial greetings,

Without checking his records (presently unavailable) you'll never know. I'd guess: 1939-45 Star Africa Star, War Medal; if (IF) he qualified, maybe a Defence Medal too, but that depends on where/when he served.

So true, Rick, so true.

Just hold your caps until research hits. You ain't seen nothin yet.

Still, there is some serious dealer pricing insanity. In part fueled by the usual suspect(s), but with some help.

But, when folks in the "Old Country" start quoting prices from a Certain Website . . .

"Inflation"? Not sure that is the technical term. I think the technical, scientific, term is: "Raving bloody insanity".

It is, it seems, multi-national.

Thanks for posting this, Lukasz. At present this "Rest of the World" section is pretty chaotic and, if I could, I'd do some organization.

These NATO awards are interesting, and rarely discussed. So many just seem to snarl at them and let it go at that. Thanks again.

Yes, nice, but totally meaningless and confusing.

The British certainly don't appear to. The only people I've ever met who express nostalgia for the good ol' day of the Raj have been Indians - admittedly fairly senior army & police officers.

If anybody has any spare old DVDs of bagpipe music & marches then I can forward them to one such officer who lives in Simla & loves Kiplng, the skirl of the pipes & British army band music.

Sorry - I'm veering off topic.

I'll dig out my few Indian medals

Leigh, you meet some strange Indians.

Mine, as I said, are where they belong, over at http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2450 and in other topics in that sub-forum. My pre-1947 stuff is here. Or, you could just look in at http://sagongs.ipbhost.com/ .

Ed...being common wnat would be fair value for a set? So I dont go into this blindly and either get rooked or pass up a deal?

Thanks as always

Tony

I have seen cased sets as low at $10 or $15, though I have NO CLUE what eBay prices might be.

The Nut Al-Ma'rkat is very common. Strangely so. Suspect the Italian makers have been flogging them out the back door. When I get around to a Saudi Arabian thread, I'll add it there.

India has always been in the Commonwealth. Pakistan withdrew after the Commonwealth recognized Bangladesh in 1972, but rejoined in 1989, only to be suspended in 1999 (until 2004) following a military coup.

A technicality, friends. The queen has no authority as India (and Pakistan and Balngaldesh) are self-governing republics.

I discuss INDEPENDENT Indian awards over in the international forum.

The "empire" in India is dead and no one I know mourns that fact.

Nice, though oddly hidden away under "British" awards.

OOoohhh What a fantastic group, Ed The SB is a screwback?

Pinback (type 2), #1412, 2 Dec 1980. Almost surely for long service, but, still . . . .

Need to make time to get the documents up . . . .

The group to his wife, Galsan Altangerel, is over at http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=14475.

Not all his orders are documented, as will be seen when I can get them posted (alas), though the provenance is good.

Part 2:

While it may take me a while to get all the documents up, here is the group to Colonel (at least) Byamba Gezegt.

Part one of his medals:

And, finally, the document interior for the Russian Marshal Zhukov Centenary Medal, dated 2 December 1996.

And a closeup of the veteran (out from under the green).

And with the familiar (and equally ugly) green plastic interior.

"Document No.4316

"This document is given to the citizen of the Gurvan Zagal county of Dornod Province, Mr.Jamts JANTSAN who actively participated in the smashing the Japanese militarist army in the liberation war of 1945.

"It gives the right to be served without standing in line in the hospital, post and other public services.

"(square stamp on the right top side: the badge of VOC (Veteran of the Combat) is awarded)

"Minister of the Defense of MPR

"Colonel General

"J.Yondon

"March 6th, 1986"

Document exterior for the War Participant Veteran badge (C04). The familiar fragile nasty plastic cover.

Document interior for the Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the MPR" (A54), dated 26 August 1985.

Document interior for the Medal "60 Years of the Mongolian People's Revolution" (A53), dated 3 January 1982.

Document interior for Medal "40 Years of the Victory at Khalkin Gol" (A51), dated 11 August 1979.

Document interior for Medal "30th Anniversary of the Victory over Militaristic Japan" (A50), dated 5 Feb 1976.