IrishGunner

I'd be willing to wager that the brick ruins were old French forts destroyed after the French and Indian War that perhaps were forgotten.

The Ohio River Valley was in the area claimed by France; a large stretch of territory west of the Allegheny Mountains and past the Missisippi River was French territory that later would be sold to the US Government in the Louisiana Purchase. Around 1753, the French built a number of forts from Lake Eire to the Ohio River. As English settlers moved west this precipitated the French and Indian Wars of 1754-60, eventually being lost by the French when England committed 30,000 troops to fight alongside the colonists. After the fall of Montreal, the French were essentially defeated and they surrendered. The Indian tribes who were allied with the French felt betrayed and continued the fight - eventually destroying several of the forts and massacreing their occupants. After 1763, the Ohio River gradually became the de facto border between land settled by English colonists and the Indian wilderness to the west.

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

"Salute"

Ganz toll! Ich hoffe dass die nicht Deutsch sprechende GMIC Mitglieder auch schauen es an.

This website is a good source of info on ORS. Accordingly, your number should be around 1945.

http://soviet-awards.com/digest/redstar/RedStar1.htm

Looking forward to breaking the code.

Berlin to Buenos Aires Argentina

And written in Spanish. Seems like a bit of an interesting story there to me...

I am interested in Kaiser Reich postcards, especially interesting to see how the front picture relates to the sender and the note. Sometimes the notes written on the back are quite interesting when they are to/from soldiers. Also, regimental or division stamps make them more interesting.

Just saw his obituary online. One of only 324 men to earn the "triple Combat Infantryman's Badge" for WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. A Gold Star on his jump wings for five combat parachute jumps. A tough old warrior.

The full obituary:

CSM Basil L. Plumley (January 1, 1920 - October 10, 2012)

CSM Basil L. Plumley, 92, died Wednesday October 10, 2012 at the Columbus, Hospice House, Columbus, Georgia.

Funeral services with Military Honors will be held 1:00 p.m. Tuesday October 16, 2012 in the Infantry Center Chapel, Ft. Benning, Georgia with burial to follow in the Main Post Cemetery, Ft. Benning, Georgia. The family will receive friends Monday from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

CSM Plumley was born in Blue Jay, West Virginia, the second son and fifth child of an electrician Clay Plumley and his wife Georgia, both of West Virginia stock. Plumley was also preceded in death by his wife, Deurice who died on May 28, 2012, his grandson, Kenneth Kimble, two brothers and three sisters.

He is well known for his actions as Sergeant Major of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, at the Battle of Ia Drang (1965). General Hal Moore praised Plumley as an outstanding NCO and leader in the book We Were Soldiers Once...And Young. The sergeant major was known affectionately by his Soldiers as "Old Iron Jaw."

Plumley enlisted in the U.S. Army on March 31, 1942 as a private, having completed two years of high school. His civilian occupation was listed as semiskilled chauffeur/driver of bus, taxi, truck, or tractor. Plumley is a veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. During World War Two, Plumley made four combat jumps with the 82ND Airborne Division: OPERATION HUSKY (Sicily), OPERATION AVALANCHE (Salerno), OPERATION NEPTUNE (Normandy), and OPERATION MARKET GARDEN (Holland). He also made one combat jump in Korea with the 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment in the Battle of Yongju.

He retired as a command sergeant major on December 31, 1974. After his retirement he worked 15 years for the Army at Martin Army Community Hospital as a civilian and retired again in 1990.

Plumley's awards and decorations include the Silver Star (one Oak Leaf Cluster), Legion of Merit, Bronze Star (one Oak Leaf Cluster and Valor Device), Purple Heart (three Oak Leaf Clusters), Air Medal (one silver and three bronze Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Presidential Unit Citation (two Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, Word War II Victory Medal, Korean Service Medal (with Arrowhead device and three campaign stars), Vietnam Service Medal (with one silver and three bronze campaign stars), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Republic of Korea War Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal for Korea, Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Master Combat Parachutist Badge (with gold star, indicating 5 combat jumps), Vietnam Army Basic Parachutist Badge, and the Order of St. Maurice. He is one of only 324 known recipients of the third award of the Combat Infantry Badge.

CSM Plumley received the "Doughboy Award" in 1999. The Doughboy Award is presented annually to recognize an individual for outstanding contributions to the United States Army Infantry. The award is presented on behalf of all Infantrymen past and present.

He was portrayed by Sam Elliott in the film We Were Soldiers.

Survivors include his daughter, Debbie Kimble, his granddaughter, Carrie Brown and her husband Jeff, his great grandchildren, Carson Brown, Jackson Brown, numerous nieces and nephews.

I don't see any abbreviation on the MIC that specifically indicates 1/1st Worcestershire Yeomanry. "Worc Yeo T.F." - the T.F. means "Territorial Force"

However, as 1/1st Worc Yeo was the only unit of the Regiment to go outside Britain to Egypt (as indicated on the MIC our man arrived in Egypt in April 1916), it would follow that he was in 1/1st Worc Yeo.

See: http://www.1914-1918.net/worcsyeo.htm

It looks like the MIC is for our diplomat as it makes sense he was a territorial if he left military service to join the Foreign Office.

Found these London Gazette entries:

London Gazette 27 July 1920: Worcestershire; Lt. P.S. Scrivener is seconded under the conditions of para. 112, T.F. Regns. 24th June 1920

(Not sure what the "seconded under the conditions of para. 112" means though)

London Gazette 6 Jan 1925: Worcester; Lt. P.S. Scrivener relinquishes his commn. under A.O. 166/21, as amended by A.O. 332/21, and retains the rank of Lt. 7th Jan 1925

This appears then to be a British dipolmat's uniform;

British diplomats wore the official court uniform consisting of a dark blue button-down high-collar jacket with gold oak-leaf embroidery on the chest, cuffs and long tails; white breeches, or dark blue trousers with gold stripes; Ambassadors wore first class court uniform with had a dark blue single-breasted tail coat, lined with black silk, the stand collar and gauntlet cuffs having scarlet (later black and then blue) velvet facings, gilt buttons, waistcoat, breeches or trousers. More junior officers were distinguished by the degree of braiding on collars and cuffs.

A Sir Patrick Stratford Scrivener later served as British Ambassador in Switzerland 1950-53

His son, Ronald Stratford Scrivener held the office of Ambassador to Panama between 1969 and 1970. He held the office of Ambassador to Czechoslovakia between 1971 and 1976.

Statesmans Year Book 1931:

2. OP GREAT BRITAIN IN HUNGARY.

Envoy and Minister. Viscount Chilston, K.C.M.G. Appointed March

19 1928.

Secretaries. P. S. Scrivener and J. H. U. Lambert,

Commercial Secretary. H. A. C. Carpenter.

Military Attache. Major W. D. Morgan, D.S.O., M.C.

Vice-Consul at Budapest. Q. 0. Wakefield Harrcy.

Looks like Scrivener joined the Foreign Office after his WWI service. "Secretary" in the diplomatic sense is an officer of the Embassy involved in political and foreign affairs.

Perhaps a military attache;

I have found the following officers associated with being a military attache in Budapest during this time:

Sir Frank Noel Mason McFarlane military attache accredited to Budapest, Vienna, and Berne1930-34. (According to a description of his memoirs)

Military Attache. Major W. D. Morgan, D.S.O., M.C. (According to the Statesmans Year Book 1931)

Very nice. I'm jealous. :catjava:

Did German troops join/help the Piedmont-Sardinia Army?

A Google search yields several websites that suggest; Yes, German and Swiss regiments existed in the Piedmont-Sardinia Army.

One such website: http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/organization/Piedmont/c_piedmont.html

Of course, these are random data points and only suggest areas for further research as to the origin of your original posted photo.

Piedmontese would refer to the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia. This Italian kingdom led the path to Italian Unification with it's king, Victor Emanuel II eventually assuming the title of King of Italy.

Considered excellent troops, Piedmontese-Sardinians fought in the coalition against France in the Napoleanic Wars and on the side of the British/French/Ottomans against the Russians in the Crimea.

Any chance you can post the photo?

Interesting group. Thanks for sharing what is lurking out there in antique shops.

I'm no expert by any means, but I've read that the Turks had a summer uniform in white. Could this officer simply being wearing that uniform?

I've also read recently about Ottoman Egyptian troops in white, especially artillery.

This is a great group for the Vienna and Budapest docs alone. I agree - the common soldier appeal is great.

I consider myself fortunate that my wife doesn't like any of this ornate (overly and austentatious in my humble opinion) Murano glass. We lived only about two hours from Venice for three years and we visited often - mainly for lunch! Even visited the island of Murano a couple times. Only thing she found attractive was the glass fruit and candies. We have a nice collection of those pieces; will have to find time to photograph those.

Nice find. What is #5? Interesting you can see how it was soldered on after the first 4 were mounted.

Pretty certain this is a Husaran regiment uniform.

I'll let the ribbon bar experts expound upon the exact awards, but looks like a mixture of German and Austrian ribbons. Eastern Front service.