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Here are a couple of links on 35 Sqd RAAF in Vietnam

http://airwarvietnam.com/raafno35.htm

http://vietnam-war.commemoration.gov.au/royal-australian-air-force/35-squadron.php

Reverse of the WWI PoW Help badge

Made by Fattorini in Bolton (which is in Yorkshire)

Obverse of WWI PoW Help badge Does anyone know of this organization?

1. African Service Medal 1749 L. A. Pett

With cap badge, collar badges and brass shoulder titles for Umvoti Mounted Rifles.

POW # 75438 Cpl held in Stalag 344 Lamsdorf, Germany.Also Immediate Military Medal “On 8^th June 1942 Cpl. Pett as a member of an infantry company of the U.M.R. which was operating against the enemy in the area between barrels 11 and 13 in the Gazala Line of the Western Desert.

It was necessary for the operation to dislodge the enemy from a strongly held position and to do this the infantry had to put in a frontal attack.Cpl. Pett acted as 2 i/c to Lieut. Mayne in right half of the company and throughout the attack displayed outstanding qualities of dash and courage.He led his platoon with daring and a total disregard of personal safety and materially assisted in the great success of the operation which resulted in completely routing the enemy, the taking of the position and the capturing of 460 prisoners and booty.”(LG 19 December 1946)

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Reverse of the New Zealand pair and info on the recipient.

Reverse of Brown group

Brown was in 35 Sqd. of the RAAF also known as "Wallaby Airlines". The Sqd. flew DHC-4 Caribou aircraft, which were the first mass-produced short take-off and landing (STOL) aircraft of its size. The Sqd. was the first into the theater in 1964 and the last out in 1972.

Obverse Brown group; All are officially named and the RAAF LSGC is very nicely officially engraved on the rim

Reverse Ellis pair

Obverse R.C.A. Ellis 3RIR

Could you give us a close-up of the S. African Korean Volunteers Medal P8640 L. Pond, please? (Obv. / Rev.)

Thanks,

Hugh

Ethiopia - Only 3,518 soldiers served and and a few nurses served too. They never lost one inch of ground nor had anyone captured.

The silver war medal comes in two sizes. This is the larger of the two.

South Korea

Philipines - Only 7,420 soldiers served in Korea.

There is an unofficial UN Korean War Medal that has a unique suspension

Belgium - only 3, 587 men were eligible for the Korean War Medal.

Norway - only 623 medical and service personnel served with the Norwegian Mobile Surgical Hospital (NORMASH) in Korea.

Dutch group - The Netherlands rotated one infantry battalion and five warships. Only 3,972 Crosses for Freedom were issued with one clasp; 516 with two and 38 with three clasps.

SAAF - Cheetah Sqd.

1. S. African Korean Volunteers Medal P8640 L. Pond
2. Italy Star 100660 L. Pond
3. Defence Medal 100660 L. Pond
4. ’39-45 War Medal 100660 L. Pond
5. African Service Medal 100660 L. Pond
6. UN Korea P. 8640 L. Pond
7. S. Korean War Medal (unnamed as issued)

With cap badge, collar badges, brass shoulder titles and S. African Korean mini pair.

The medals above are left to right as below...

• Australian Infantry

• Queens Vietnam 154459 R. C. A. Ellis
• Vietnamese Service Cross 154459 R.C.A. Ellis

With ribbon bar, combat, collar and cap badges, and Australian Military Forces shoulder sleeve insignia.

Also with entire official military service file with one photo.

Mounted as worn.

• Australian Air Force

• Queens Vietnam A45107 Brown R.G.
• Defence Force Service Medal A45107 Brown R.G.
• RAAF LSGC QEII A45107 Brown R.G.
• Vietnamese Service Cross A45107 Brown R.G.

With cap badge, AMF tie tac and Air Force Association badge.

New Zealand Infantry

• Queens Vietnam 40331 LCpl. B. Wahanui RNZIR
• Vietnamese Service Cross 40331 B. Wahanui
• MISSING GSM 1962 Malay Peninsula and Borneo.

With cap badge and cloth shoulder titles

A close up.

A US SS and PH for Korea to a man who served as a combat engineer.

Thanks Ulsterman. I think you're referring to 147 rather than 141 and with the recipient being a teacher, I'm reminded of All Quiet on the Western Front.

That's the WWI/Siberian War Medal. There were two of them and they differ in the dates on the reverse. The first one was instituted by Imperial Edict No. 203 in November 1915 for military and naval forces who participated or assisted in the actions to capture the German colony of Kiao-chow and others in the area. It reads "Taisho 3rd-4th years war". The bar reads "Commemorative Medal" Aside from doing the lion's share of the fighting at Tsing-Tao (think of the beer that is still brewed there today), the Japanese contributed a token fleet to the Mediteranean.

The second one, which this one is, was instituted in Imperial Edict No. 41 in February 1920. No one could receive both medals. It reads on Taisho, 3rd year to 9th year and was awarded to those who were in the Siberian Expedition from 1918 until 1922 "helping the monarchists", but in reality in the hope of obtaining territory there.

The second medal is fairly easy to come across, but the first is harder and more expensive too.

Some are in enamel and some have material/fabric crosses like this one.

Reverses; note the kanji below the suspension on the Commander's Badge. Fakes don't have those (at the moment).