Michael Johnson

It seems they must have been. This site http://www.reuben-james.navy.mil/history.htm has a Purple Heart Citation to a member of the Reuben James.

I've seen this often enough. I think people found it easier to get the narrower ribbon through the Victory Medal's ring suspender.

After listening to the song on my way to work, I wondered about the medal entitlement of the crew of this ship. Obviously all but 44 won the Purple Heart the hard way. Those who survived probably went on to qualify for WWII service medals. I see that the Reuben James is listed as qualifying for the letter A on their American Defense Service Medal, and presumably the "Fleet" bar as well. Anything I might have missed?

His Medal Index Card is available here: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...p;resultcount=1 Not listed with Commonwealth War Graves, so luckier than many. His number indicates that he was with the 10th Bn. Linlithgow, which was a Territorial Cyclists Battalion.

When I first started collecting c. 1974, Ed Denby had two Berthiers for sale - $65.00 each (Canadian) - and that included the bayonet and scabbard. Sigh.

Sjt. Fothergill survived the Great War. Probably he needed the money and sold his medals to Card, or to a pawn shop, where Card picked them up.

I'm not sure if you're wife would approve of you having a couple of birds from your Legion days.

I do remember a Canadian PoW rescued a German child, I think it was, while on work detail in the First War, and was awarded a German lifesaving medal.

Here's the gent who owned the originals: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...p;resultcount=6 I wonder if he was entitled to a 1903 Delhi Durbar and IGS 1908, bar NWF 1908? (Or thought he was entitled.) Could "Sy han" be "Durbar" by any chance - the engraving is very crude?

Can't say that for sure. The three band rifle lacked the bayonet stud, so it couldn't be used on that rifle. The artillery carbine was supposed to be issued with a brass-handled version of this bayonet, but I'm sure that any bayonet that fit and was in stock was issued, especially in the colonies. It would have fit either the P1853 or P1858 Enfields, and Snider conversions of same. Many of the bayonets were contract pieces made in Germany - the F.H may be a German mark.

"Base" in every respect.

The Canadian Militia used the Snider right up to 1895, and they were reissued to some units 1914-18 to free up rifles for the CEF.

First, this bayonet was issued with the 2 band model of the Enfield, and the later Snider-Enfield conversion. These rifles were used by Sergeants in infantry regiments, and all ranks of Rifle regiments. Many Enfields were exported to the U.S. during the Civil War. Enfields and later Sniders were used by Britain's colonies - Canada, Australia, India. The bayonet was also bushed to fit the smaller barrel of the Martini-Henry.

Good thing it wasn't Salisbury Plain. Team Wrestling on Horseback in the Mud boggles the mind.

b. 9 Sept. 1891 St. Thomas M.R.C.S. 1902 L.R.C.P. Lond. 1902 Lt. 1903 Capt. 31 Jan. 1906 Major 31 jULY 1914 D.T.M. and H. Cantab. 1920 (Diploma, Tropical Medecine and Hygeine) Retired 6 June 1921 The Egypt pair is probably his father's - British Army.

It isn't. Here's how it should look. The Special Service Medal was authorized in the early 1990s. The Clasp for him is probably NATO - the most common. Although awarded late, it is classed as a War Medal, and so takes precedence over the UN and Commission medals. His peacekeeping service would also qualify him for the Peacekeeping Service Medal.

The only thing that comes to mind are some of the NATO Volksmarche and wandering club medals, very common through the 60s and 70s.

I used to work with a woman on the Health and Safety Committee at work who was a member of the Governor-General's Horse Guards mounted squadron.

Then I'd say it's a Pattern 1842 Musket, and perhaps it has been updated with a Pattern 1853 Enfield lock, assuming the date is 1855.

If it is rifled, it is a Pattern 1851 Minie rifle. The bayonet attachment on the 1853 Enfield is the block the front sight sits on. The Minie retained the boyonet catch used by the Patterns 1839 and 1842 muskets.

By all means, please upload them! I'd love to see them.

If memory serves, the U.S. Unknown Soldier was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, and the Victoria Cross by Great Britain, while the British and French Unknown Soldiers were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Forty years ago they were in the Canadian Tire catalogue.

Maj. George Philip Alexander Delm?-Murray, joined from British service July 18, 1941 - to K.S.L.I. October 24, 1946. His D.S.O. was for the "Chocolate Staircase" on the Tiddim Road (Milestone 158). L.G. March 20, 1945. He was slightly wounded in the fighting in Sourabaya. MiD LG July 17, 1945 Major LG July 8, 1955 M.B.E. (Mily) LG June 3, 1966 "formerly on loan to Government of Malaysia" Lt-Col. LG December 31, 1966 Sounds like quite a man.

From the picture it looks like 1/17th Dogra Regiment, who did serve in Burma and postwar in Indonesia. I have the regimental history at home, so might be able to pin it down, especially if he had the D.S.O.