JBFloyd

None are Latin American, but all seem to have the vaguely British style with straight-bar suspenders and English mottoes. I'd look in Sub-Saharan Africa at former British colonies.

Many thanks for the info.

Can someone help by identifying this breast star, please? I've looked through my obvious sources and cannot track it down.

In this case, the man's name was Louis George.

Was not the Croix de Guerre limited to actions in France, and not awarded for exterior theaters?

I could understand Alsatians receiving French service medals, but the Medaille Militaire seems unlikely.

A friend showed me a group of three French medals (Medaille Militaire; Croix du Combatant and Wound Medal) framed on a commemorative document for the man's service. In the identification of the man, it noted "27e Infantrie, blesse en Russie 1916".

I can find information about Russians in France, but almost nothing about French units in Russia. Can anyone enlighten me about the role of the 27th Infantry in Russia in 1916?

It's not a national order that I've ever seen. Possibly an ephemeral order, but that's not an area I have great experience with.

If you can post an image here, you will get the best available information from knowledgeable collectors.

Many thanks for the help.

Can anyone identify this badge. The dates "1912/1913" are in the center and the inscription is roughly "АРХЈЕР САБОР/ЗА РАТНО ПАСТИРСТВО". It's in silver, 37x50mm, screwback, with hallmarks on the reverse.

It appears to be a sweetheart pin for the wife/girlfriend of a Royal Artillery officer. The mark looks like "8CT" - 8 carat gold.

The Worcestershire Regiment site has a few minor errors, none of which apply to this medal.

The second class medal is bronze, with rosette (the miniature is in silver with rosette). I've always assumed that the French miniature manufacturer was simply used to three-grade medals (bronze, silver and gold) and never got decent instructions.

British troops apparently received more than 100 awards. I can document only about 90 awards to Americans. I've never seen any numbers from the other allies to back up Purves' "100 to each allied nation" claim. Maybe Lambert has some information about Brazilian recipients.

This is the Medal of Solidarity, third class, of Panama. Apparently only 100 were awarded to each of the WWI allies.

These are quite rare. The last one I sold (several years ago) went for US$550.

Navy awards are very difficult to track. The Navy has never published statistics, so you must rely on very sketchy secondary sources, like "All Hands" or "Combat Reports". I'm not sure that a card-by-card search of the Navy's award cards would give you a definitive answer.

This is patterned after the Order of the Cross of Takovo; silvered and gilt, with white enamel. The central device is the Serbian seal. Unmarked for metallic content or maker. The piece feels relatively modern.

Does anyone recognize this one? A bauble from a pretender to the Serbian throne, perhaps

It will be a printed signature. These documents were considered junior Medal of Freedom awards.

Chris,

The book-search site www.addall.com has several copies listed.

Correct. 3rd US Infantry.

Issued25 June 1908 to Private Thomas Leonard, Company F, 3rd Infantry.

The re-ribboning debate will go on forever. However, this ribbon is not going to heal and get better. I'd reribbon it and keep the original ribbon with the medal.

These are given for state visits, much like the merit medals of various orders. Each visit has its own medal, with the name of the capital and the year.

The back-door Air Force Medals of Honor were not maker-marked, so it is likely that this genuine piece leaked out of Air Force supply channels somewhere.

These look like the very recent strikes with huge gaps in the upper loop of the pendant. The gaps are so large that the pendant commonly falls off in storage and handling. Whoever was putting them back together, simply did so backwards.

Many thanks, EJ,

That certainly makes sense, with a St. Andrew's cross in the design. I just couldn't connect that name.

Help! I've identified this one in the past, but cannot now remember its proper name.

Pieter,

Many thanks for the information.

It appears to be a medal for regular attendance at church or a church-related school or organization. The "Feed My Lambs" inscription is a biblical reference (John 21:15) often used by schools. The light construction and stickpin attachment also points toward a non-governmental source.