Kev in Deva

By the way 2dresq is this a bigger bar with only 3 medals on it?? Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Hallo 2dresq thanks for showing, are these just commemorative medals? as opposed to official issues?? Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Hallo Carol I many thanks for the corrections, the perils of a felt-tip pen and a very rainy day in Bucharest resulted in my notes being somewhat damp and hard to decipher. Kevin in Deva :beer:

Fantastic find, now not only his all to brief service, but, his name will be remembered. May he + Rest In Peace + Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Hallo Carol I, the visit went well, just the place to be on a cold wet day, unfortunately the camera memory chip on which I recorded lots of bars and medals for the following:- 1. Mr. Iarca Leonina, C.O., 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, of the Line. 2. Slt. Ion Gheorghe Marasescu, Grivitza Battles. 3. Captain Moise Groza, Staff Officer 4th Romanian Division. 4. Sgt. Paul Lucasievici, Calarasi Regiment 3, (Security detail for Osman Pasa?s). 5. Colonel Grigore Cantici, C.O., 1 Brigade Romanian 4th Division. 6. Major Stefan Mateiscu, C.O., 1st Bn, 1st Dorobanti. Regiment. 7. Major Georgi Stefanescu, (1877 Independence War). 8. Lucretia Cansu, Woman Heroine. 9. Scout Haracambie Matcescu. 10. Captain Alexandru Filitti, Regiment 9, Rosiori Regiment.Captain Matei Vasilu (British MC 1916). 11. Colonel Ernest Brosteanu. C.O., 13th Infantry Regiment. 12. General Henri Mathias Berthelot, France, Uniform ribbons. 13. Colonel Radu Davidescu, Head of Staff, Marshal Ion Antonescu. 14. General Divisional Engineer Vasiliu Dumitru. 15. Brigader-General Corneliu Theodorini, C.O., 6th Cavalry Division. (includes Ritter Cross, Iron Cross and Crimea Badge.) 16. General Brigadier Radu Korne, (includes Iron Cross, Ritter Cross, Crusade Against Communism and bars). 17. Division-General Leonard Mociulschi, MD., C.O., 3 Mountain Division. 18. Army Corps General Ioan Boiteanci, C.O., 4th Army Corps 1945. 19. Corps General Nicolae Sova, C.O., 7th Army Corps. proved to be defective when the information was transferred to my computer at home. So I will be planning a return trip. Despite my best attempts I have been unable to access the images, pictures taken outside on another chip came out well, but require being downsized to place on the Forum, I will upload some soon. Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Hallo landsknechte, Very nice thanks for posting, to my eyes, and I stand open to correction it looks to be the ribbon for the: Romanian Order of the Crown, Officer (as opposed to knight), Civil version. Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Hallo Peter, I believe the Royal Romanian Ribbon for Military Virtue, as used upon Romanian Order of the Crown & Romanian Order of the Star in wartime has thinner blue edge stripes. In Romania it was awarded strictly for front-line duty, however during WW1 circa 1916 onwards, the Romanian's dispatched boxes of the awards and left it up to the War Department / War Office to decide who should be a recipient. Hi landsknechte Can you post a picture of this item? Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Rear View:- Kevin in Deva. :beer:

And a mounted example also marked "F" Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Rear:- Appears to be lots of ribbon folded around a card backing. Kevin in Deva. :beer:

My examples:- The cross is hung backwards but, shows the maker mark "F". With regards women who received these awards who were not nursing, is there any evidence to suggest they helped organise collections for the War Effort or rolled bandages along the lines of the women and young ladies back in the UK during the war? Also with its 1916 - 1924 date of issue I would imagine many were to women and men who worked in the convalescent homes helping out with the severely wounded etc..etc.. Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

<!--quoteo(post=327158:date=Mar 16 2009, 12:40 :name=Carol I)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Carol I @ Mar 16 2009, 12:40 ) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=327158"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Sorry, Kevin. The title did not give it away and I wanted to remove possible confusions with the Crossing the Danube Cross.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> No problem, <img src="http://gmic.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/beer.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="beer.gif" /> maybe I should have filled in all the detail first, I was busy resizing the pictures between packing my stuff for a visit to Bucharest for the Irish Embassy St. Patrick's function tomorrow evening in the Romanian National Art Museum. On the 18th I hope to spend the day at the Romanian Military Museum. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/beer.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="beer.gif" /> Kevin in Deva.

I know, I was just about to add the information Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Rear Close up. Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Closer View. Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Kevin in Deva :beer:

Hallo Gents, recently on a visit to my house, where the owner kindly let me take some pictures. Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Hallo Rich A, thanks for the i.d. unfortunately not mine Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Hallo Gents, Any Ideas? http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_03_2009/post-950-1237047390.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_03_2009/post-950-1237047412.jpg Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Seems to be a strap for passing a waist belt through? Balkans? Bulgarian?? Kevin in Deva.

Pocket buttons undone, naughty, naughty. Kevin in Deva. :beer:

There seems to be an oval design on the collar of the jacket ? Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Ricky, as Siam / Burma issued a version of the Inter-allied Victory Medal, that possibly rules them out. Any chance he is of native South American extraction?? Ecuador, Chile, Venezuela ? Kevin in Deva :beer:

So is the piece legit, un-awarded or a carry over from Ernst I time? Opinions please Kevin in Deva.

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