Mike Dwyer
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Very, very nice!
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Ethiopian extravaganza! The mailman arrives...
Mike Dwyer replied to Chris Boonzaier's topic in Africa
Very nice, Chris! I have one of those commander's grade neck badges myself. -
Here's a photo of the current version of the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice. It comes in a box with a small metal and enamel lapel pin. I had the pleasure of attending a speical Mass and dinner in Jacksonville, Florida on June 11 where the wife of a close friend and three others received the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal and two men and a woman were made knights and dame of the Order of St. Sylvester.
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Fantastic group!!!!!! :jumping: :jumping:
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Superb, magnificent, wonderful, outstanding, beautiful.......I'm running out of words! :jumping:
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The Crown Prince of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, Archduke Otto von Habsburg, died today at the age of 98. He was the eldest son of the last reigning emperor, Kaiser Karl, who ruled Austria-Hungary from 1916-1918. He was the last knight of a golden age. R.I.P.
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The black and red chevrons indicate it's from the Kingdom of Württemberg. None of the references I have, which are very few, show this particular cypher so I can't tell you exactly which regiment it belongs to.
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Not sure, Chris, but my guess would be, if he's German, it's pre-1897 when the Reichs-Kokarde was added. With the cross belt, my first thought is he might be a dragoon.
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Chris, All I have is the 1914 Rangliste and there's only one Prussian officer named Chambeau listed in it and he's a Hauptmann with Pionier-Bataillon von Rauch (1. Brandenburgisches ) Nr.3. There is no Chambeau listed, either active or reserve, with Kürassier-Regiment Graf Wrangel (Ostpreußisches) Nr.3. Perhaps he was commissioned after the rangliste was published?
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Very sad.
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Chris, I don't have any references other than the 1914 Rangliste. In it I find a Hauptmann Gustav Holler in the 17 IR who was born in 1877 and there's a Leutnant Alois Holler in the 8 IR born in 1883. There's also a Oberleutnant Johann Holler, but he is an artillery officer, and a Leutnant Viktor Höller who is also in the artillery.
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Superb!
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Super nice helmet, Chris! :jumping:
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What a fantastic photo, Joe! I love that mustache!!!!! Would you mind if I copied that and kept it in my photo file?
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I stared at the neck cross for quite some time. The British Venerable Order of St. John has a lion and a unicorm between the arms of the cross, I'm fairly certain those are fleur-de-lis between the arms which is used by the Catholic Order of Malta.
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New Zealand Bravery Awards
Mike Dwyer replied to JPL's topic in Great Britain: Militaria: Badges, Uniforms & Equipment
Thanks for posting this. There's some very heavy stuff in those citations! -
Well, for one thing, he's wearing the Order of Malta at his neck, which I doubt he would have had since it's a Roman Catholic order.
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Very nice, Kev! :cheers:
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I'm fairly sure that's the Mecklenburg Griffin Order at this throat, so that would fit.
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German Officers Tunics Circa 1916 - Collar and Cuff Embroidery
Mike Dwyer replied to KIR's topic in Document Archive Support
Thank you very, very much! I've saved that to my computer for future reference. :jumping: -
I think Glenn may have found him. He is the only Beamten type Medicus listed in the 1914 Rangliste. He's listed as having the RAO 4th class, KO 3rd class, Landwehrdienstauszeichnung 1st class, Rote Kreuz Medal 3rd class, and the Albrechtsorden RK.
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That is just too nice for words! :jumping:
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Glenn, Thanks for the clarification. I wasn't thinking Abteilung but Battalion. I'm guessing artillery had Abteilungs instead? I made a guess that was what the I, II and St. stood for by the names, basically because all of the Hauptmann's listed had St., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 beside their names and I was guessing that was battery/company or whatever they used in the artillery.
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Rick, In the 1914 Rangliste there is a Major Gudewill, no first or middle names, listed. If I'm reading it correctly, and I may be wrong, he was the commander of the 1st Battalion. There are three majors listed and out beside their names and dates of rank is St. (Staff?), II, and I. Gudewill has the I by his name. He also had the Red Eagle Order 4th Class and the Dienstauszeichnumgskreuz.
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No idea, Chris. I thought at first perhaps the Prince of Lippe-Detmold might have been the regimental chief, but he's not listed that way in the 1914 Rangliste. Maybe the guy was from Lippe-Detmold but somehow ended up in IR69.