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An updated photo of the FEPOW groups. Top left, the Singapore PoW who died on the Hell Ship. Bottom left, the Hong Kong PoW who worked in a mine in Japan. Botton right, the Singapore PoW who was held in Taiwan where he died and was later buried in Hong Kong.

More homefront items: Wartime booklet entitled Prisoner of War and dated 1942 listing the location of German PoW camps, prisoner welfare information etc. and containing maps and B&W photos. 28 pages and for a sixpence, which was fairly dear back then. Also included are two sheets listing items that may or not be mailed to P.O.Ws

Excellent condition lapel badges for the Red Cross penny A Week Fund for those donating a penny a week which helped towards parcels for prisoners of war and soldiers overseas. The first is in white metal and the second is brass and enamel by Gaunt of London.

As a diver, I've always thought it would be nice to collect groups to divers. It'll be interesting to see what else you find out.

Hi Eric, Thanks for posting the obverse; so very nice with the case!!! Lucky you!!!

Hi Eric, Thanks for the addition of this beautifully mounted pair. Earlier up the thread there is another one of these rare tailor tags. You're lucky to have this in your collection; very nice! All the best, John

I've got one almost the same. It's great additional piece of art in my man cave.

I'm a very proud and patriotic American, but US Medals are so lacking in attractiveness; what happened to a good sense of artwork and aesthetic beauty? I think the men and women who receive awards and are decorated should have something that really looks nice.

Hi again Brett, I've got a book by Major Frederick Russell Burnham DSO entitled Scouting on Two Continents (Doubleday 1928) and it's about his exploits as an American in Arizona and later on as Chief of Scouts for Lord Roberts. It seems it was very popular as President Theodore Roosevelt is quoted as saying, "I have read it all with enthralled interest" and Sir Rider Haggard wrote, "In real life he is more interesting than any of my heroes of romance". It has a good selection of photographs of from the 2nd Boer War. Cheers, John

Here's the link to the website for this very interesting group. http://samilitaryhistory.org/

I can't find the article I read that said chocolate this old is dangerous, but I'll keep looking. There is a whole host of articles on line about expired chocolate, but they're not referring to chocolate that is 114 years or so old. Some say you can it it up to ten years later. It seems that there is a mold that grows on it too and that can be detrimental to one's health. I came across this and it's interesting. http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bristol/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8940000/8940563.stm

Ed. Scherm Nurnmberg-A Nord. Ledergasse 18 Gold on black cloth sewn on four sides

Some were made in porcelain too.

A Canadian PPCLI Korean War Veteran wearing his official full-size medals on his left breast and his full-size Korean Veterans Association of Canada medal bar on his right breast.

Korean Veterans Association Canada medals and blazer badges. L to R: pair - Five Year Service Medal and Merit Medal. Single - Five Year Service Medal and ten year clasp. For more information on the medals go to: http://www.kvacanada.com/ha_kva.htm

Photo no. 4 is definitely a lapel badge. I've just received it by the post and it measures 2.5cm x .5 cm. and there is a hallmark, which I cannot make out and the word "Sterling."

A nice Saxon bar with a tailor's label.

Legion Condor bars are so colorful; I really like them. The White Military Merit Cross is so much scarcer than the red. Congratulations and what a bonus to have the original certificate for the pair.

A brace of Godets. : )

Thanks Larry! It is indeed the one from the US Holocaust Museum. Thanks for posting this info.

That's a good question. I don't know. If anyone knows, please respond. Thanks in advance.

Here's an Austrian bar with a tailor's label.

I remember reading an account about the PoWs who were on their way to the hell ships. There was a German sub in port and the German crew felt sorry for the Brits, Aussies, Americans, New Zealanders and Indian prisoners and gave them food and treated them very nicely despite their Japanese allies.

The Israeli Medal of Resistance was designed by Kenneth Treister. It is a bronze medal in the shape of a menorah, and depicts three Jewish partisans in a forest near Lublin in occupied Poland. The red stone beneath the Star of David symbolizes the Jewish blood shed while fighting the Germans. The blue and white represent the Jewish national colors. The Miles Lerman Center for the Study of Jewish Resistance annually honors outstanding examples of heroism with the Medal of Resistance. The medal shown can be viewed in the US Holocaust Museum in Washington DC.

I had one afternoon and one morning free and so managed to see the 3rd floor of the American History Museum where the military section is and then Ford's Theater where Lincoln was assasinted, the second day went to Arlington and to the Holocaust Museum. Both are a must and very moving. Everyone should see the Holocaust Museum!