Kev in Deva

Dear Sir, with regard "ROMANIAN MEDALS" Post 55973. Only the last medal is Romanian, the second last is Bulgarian. Kev in Deva.

Hallo Chris, to my untrained eyes,I would hazard a guess at a Lippe "Kreigsehrenkreuze f?r Heldenmutige Tat" as the cross on the jacket or Mecklenburg-Strelitz I Class, Kreuz f?r Auszeichehnung im Kreig 1914 or 1914 -1917 am I any where near? Kev in Deva.

Hi Chris, Also I notice his EK II has a combatant ribbon!! and to further spoil the effect he mounted a Hungarian Commemorative Medal for Combatant instead of Non-Com to go with the Hindenburg Non-Com and the two Prussian War Help Crosses, probably because he couldnt get his grubby paws on the Hungarian Non-Com Commemorative. Kev in Deva

Hallo WM5806, thanks for the reply, I no nothing about Masonic medals just thought I would post them in case of intrest to any members. With regards the 4th item, Its a WW1 Iron Cross II Class. normal price here is about 40 Euro, I put it on just to compare the price mentality the Romanians have with "OLD" items, especially so if you attend a collectors meeting and they cotton on to the fact you are a foreigner then all prices start at the Magic "100 Euro" Have nice weekend. from a cool Transylvania. Kev in Deva,

Hallo Gentlemen while looking through a Romanian "E-bay Type" Web pages I noticed one of the guys listing 3 Masonic medals, for bigger pictures click on the box with the word "Fotografii" lower right hand side. Maybe they are of some intrest to you. What do you think of his prices?? Points to note, some Romanian dealers on this site (especially from Bucharest) have been known to bid against themselves using alternative tradenames, and prices can be inflated 60%+ See the last entry for a EK 2 WW1 issue I have personaly had contact with this chap,(Kickerus) he lives in Arad on the west side of Romania about a 3 hour drive from me, and I found him to be ok. http://www.okazii.ro/catalog/1365963/obiec....html#div_photo 8 days 16 hours + to go http://www.okazii.ro/catalog/1419047/obiec...-dedicatie.html 27 days 15 hours + to go http://www.okazii.ro/catalog/1419011/obiec...-1951-rara.html 27 days 14 hours + to go. http://www.okazii.ro/catalog/1420710/obiec...-ORIGINALA.html his start price of 119 euro is a bit stiff, but a lot of them here think if its old its worth lots, and never mind the condition Kev in Deva.

Hallo Mick & Tony, many thanks for your time and effort, theres a couple of virtual bottles of "Timisoara Beer" waiting in the virtual fridge for you both or you can try a "Ciuc" beer pronounced CHUCK (not as bad as it sounds, so my brother told me I dont drink anymore). Kev in Dev.

Hallo Theodor, I believe the box in his hand is the cartrides for the flare gun, the lid of the box is sitting on the sandbags in front of him. with regards the trench raiding partes conducted by the Bulgarians, I remember reading this a long time ago........ the British troops found little pieces of paper fastened to stick stuck in the ground in front of the trenches, in crude english was written the following verse on oneside: "I am Boris the Bulgar The man with the knife, The pride of Sofia, The taker of life. Good Gracious how spacious And deep are the cuts Of Boris the Bulgar, The Knifer, the knut" " Dear Englishmen, We are singing these words to your pretty tune called Gilbert the Filbert. Will you join us tonite and sing heartily? On the reverse written in pencil was the following: " Dear Englishmen, Why are you so foolish as to continue this war? Rumnia has been beaten and you will soon lose also. Why not put aside your weapons and be friends? We like you and do not want to fight you, but if you will not be friends we will show you what we will do with our bayonets. Yours truly, Boris the Bulgar. Kev in Deva

No it was weevils full of biscuits on the menu. Kev in Deva.

Am I right in thinking that another old British Army slang word is Bundook, used by the British to refer to the rifle, originaly comes from the Arabic language or from Afganistan?? Kev in Deva.

to all the gentlemen, I have the following in my collection and would like to find out more about them, can anybody help?? British WW1 MEDAL SET: British Victory Medal & Mini. British War Medal & Mini on swivel bar, (Silver?). Just to make it clear the mini only swivels. This set was actualy given to me by my twin brother as a wedding present To 838 CPL. L. W. MARTIN. R. E., Royal Engineers. SINGLES: British Victory Medal to: 23697 CPL. G. VINCENT. YORKS L. I. Yorkshire Light Infantry. South Africa Victory Medal (Bi-Lingual). To: PTE. J. J. HAYNES., S. A. M. C., (South Africa Medical Corps?) British War Medal to: M2-055307 PTE. H. CROUCHER. A. S. C. (Army Supply Corps.) What is the M2 designation for? Engraving of numbers and letters on CROUCHER's medal nearly fill the width of the rim of the medal. In comparison other engraving / Stamping which is is about half the size. Any help would be appreciated. Kev in Dev.

Thanks for the info Ed So it seems I missed the boat when it comes to obtaining one locally in Lebanon when I was there in 1979/80 The pictures show the only medal I "obtained" while in Lebanon with the 46th Irish Batt,UNIFIL. Kev in Dev.

No Gunther 230,00 euros written with a continetal comma to indicate what we (British, American and Irish) regard as 230.00. So the price is ?230,00 = US277.23 cents Kev in Dev.

Hallo Ed There is one currently available at: http://cgi.ebay.com/1948-PALESTINE-ENAMEL-...1QQcmdZViewItem but what do you think of the price?? Are they so rare?? Kev in Deva.

Hallo Gentlemen, I found this while surfing the net http://english.pravda.ru/news/science/04-03-2006/76874-war-0 seems like there are more WW1 vets out there than we thought, they were just mis-placed (also check out the front cover pic Big bird versus Kalashnikov ) Kev in Deva

Good evening Gentlemen of the Jury Just spotted this one on ebay, boy looks like you could kill a man with the pin on the rear. What do the esteemed experts think?? http://cgi.ebay.com/1870-Eisernes-Kreuz-I-...1QQcmdZViewItem And the German medal stamping kit at http://cgi.ebay.com/3-Steelstamps-for-manu...1QQcmdZViewItem Kev in Dev

Hallo Humber, what a great looking set of medals, even re-ribboned, well at least when you look at them you will be reminded of your Father-in-law service in WW1 & WW2 something, I am sure even your wife must be proud of even though the women folk tend not to show it to much. And something for your desendents to hopefully cherish. Welcome to the G.M.I.C. as well Kev in Deva.

Hallo Peter, do you know if the Gurka Regiment ever saw duty in Northern Ireland I, from my point of view, think they would have been perfect for the role, they could hardley be accused of a religious bias that often attached to the Scot's regiments. (No offense meant to Scots soldiers). I served in the Irish Defence force from 1976 -1997 with many years stationed on the Donegal - Leitem -Cavan Border. I am in the centre of the group, picture taken in 1996. Kev in Deva.

Many thanks Rick For the information supplied, do you have any ideas what the Swedish mission was about ?? Kev in Dev.

While reserching information for the book I am working on, I came across these inscriptions located in Churches at Castlebar, Co. Mayo, Ireland. The first is with a life size statue outside the Protestant Church in Castlebar. + To the Memory of Major General George O?Malley C.B. Who expired in London On the 16th of May 1843 And whose mortal remains are deposited In the family burying place at Murrisk Abbey. This statue Was erected by numerous circle of his Naval, Military and Civil friends Amongst whom are the members of the Ancient and most Benevolent Order of the Friendly Brothers of Saint Patrick as a small tribute of their esteem and affection He served his country in Egypt, North America The West Indies, The Mediterranean & He commanded the 2 battalions of the 44th Regt at Waterloo Where he was twice wounded And subsequently for many years commanded the 88th Regt of Connaught Rangers. He was a good and pious Christian A zealous and excellent soldier, And a sincere and firm friend. Question 1: does any of the Gentlemen know what his awards, decorations, and medals would have been?? Question 2: Are there any pictures or drawings of the gentleman in question. SECOND INSCRIPTION: + In Memory of Lieut Colonel John Browne Of Breaffy in this county 4th King?s own regiment Then the 92nd Highlanders and 98th Foot He served his King and country In the expedition to Sweden The retreat on Corumna, the lines of Torres Vedras Redinha, Fuentes D?Onor, Ciudad-Rodriga, and the siege of Badajos, Where he was severely wounded; The Battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo There he received three wounds from which he lay 48 hours dead on the field of victory. He died in Braeffy 20th Novr 1849 In Memory also of Frederick Augustus Browne 2nd West India Reg. Son of the above Who died at Nassau 10th July 1862 Aged 26 years. This tablet is erected by the widow and children of Lieut. Col. John Browne. Question 1: what was the expedition to Sweden?? a military one?? Question 2: does any of the Gentlemen know what his awards, decorations, and medals would have been?? Question 3: Are there any pictures or drawings of the gentleman in question. ?? Both seem to have had a very active military life. Any information would be appreciated Kev in Deva.

Interesting picture springs to mind.............Sort of caught in the "Lying position, LOAD." there.............. I wonder did he present arms as a return salute Kev in Deva

Hallo Hendrick, I have just compared my collection of bars to other I have seen in photographs both on and off the net, and the 1919 bar being placed at the bottom and the 1918 bar being second last are correct. Here are the list of ones I have seen so far, including yours: ARDEAL, DUNEREA, CARPATI, BUCURESTI, MARASESTI, DOBROGEA. ARDEAL, DOBROGEA, CARPATI, BUCURESTI, MARASTI. ARDEAL, CARPATI, TARGUL-OCNA, OITUZ, 1918, 1919. ARDEAL, CARPATI, 1918, 1919. BUCURESTI, CARPATI, ARDEAL, MARASTI, JIU, MARESESTI. BUCURESTI, MARASESTI, CARPATI, ARDEAL, 1919. CERNA, JIU, CARPATI, MARASESTI, OITUZ. DOBROGEA, MARASTI, CERNA, 1919. CARPATI, ARDEAL, 1918, 1919. T.G. - OCNA, MARASTI, DOBROGEA. CARPATI, DOBROGEA, MARASESTI. CERNA, 1919. JIU, MARASTI. MARASTI, 1918. MARASESTI, OITUZ. MARASESTI, CARPATI. TURTUCIA. 1 9 1 9. Some of the 5 & 6 Bar groups are from large Romanian Officer bars, and it could be presumed they would have the bars in the correct order. I am still trying to formulate the sequence of Battles fought by the Romanian Army in WW1. Kev in Dev

Hallo Chuck, I would say the piece is a WW1 patriotic commemorative one for Austro-Hungaria and Prussia, the colours on the sides red white and green are the Hungarian National colours. the centre piece, with red over and under white I believe to represent Austria, the Crown is again the Hungarian style, the Iron Cross tribute to Prussia. And finaly the "GFS GESC_" is probably GES GESCHUTZ, which is the German and Austrian sign for "Patent Applied For" or "Patent Protected." As to value depends on the collector of such pieces Ebay Germany / Austria section is full of similar items from as low as 5 Bucks upwards. The section for questions and help to id would more correctly be the "Guests Valuation & Identification Forum" Kev in Dev.

Hallo Ramblinfarms. Do you think the gentleman in the picture attached could be an older version of the man your picture? a, notice the shape of the mouth, b, and the hair style might be a vain attempt to cover his receeding hair line? c, also he sports two very similar Breast Stars and a black Cross on the left breast of the uniform and a large Cross. His name is given as: General Golitzyn and the picture hangs or hung in the War Gallery of the Winter Palace in Russia, he is described as being with the Kulmer Officers Cross. If you cant see the picture clearly enough please PM me your email address and I will send it as an attachment. Kevin in Deva.

Hallo, could the Black Cross outlined in the picture be the "KULM CROSS" ? I will write what I know of this award here, its taken from THE IRON CROSS, A History 1813-1957 by Gordon Williamson" page20. Instituted by F. W III on the 4th December 1813, the Kulm Cross was intended to honour the bravery of the Russian Guards units commanded by Count Ostermann-Tolstoy, against the French under General Vandamme, at Kulm. The allied armies had been in retreat after after a disastrous defeat at Dresden in mid-August, and the gallantry of the Russian troops under Osterman-Tolstoy was instrumental in the defeat of the pursuing French at Kulm, holding the French at bay until Kleist arrived, at a great cost in casualties. The King (F. W. III) decided to reward the bravery of the Russians by awardening them a special version of the IRON CROSS, although for some unknown reason, three years were to elapse before the official awardswere made. The following extract was published in a Russian magazine in August 1816 ..." On the twenty-fourth day of this month, badges of the Iron Cross were received here. His Majesty the King of Prussia has royaly condescended to asignate these for award to members of the Guards units who, with exceptional courage fought at Kulm on the seventeeth day of August 1813." The number of awards sent were 11,563 and the number was related to the number of troops who were involved in the battle. In fact, only 7,131 survived to take part in the presentation ceremony. Over 4,400 had died in battle or had subsequently perished as a result of their wounds. In fact, on hearing of the awards, many Guardsmen had produced their own awards by attaching black leather crosses onto metal backing cut from belt buckles. The awards officially presented were factory made in Prussia in lacquered silver for officers, and Iron for other ranks. Although factory made, they were inferior in quality to the Prussian Iron Crosses."