Kev in Deva

Number 9:- Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Number 8:- SCOALA SUPERIOARA DE RAZBOI(A) ALERE FLAMMAM. A military Academy Insignia. Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Number 7:- Badge for Professors of the Roman Military Academy (1930 - 1947) Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Some more Insignias, again sorry for the picture quality, shot through glass and pictures then cropped. Number 6:- Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Number 5:- This one reads "UNIUNEA NATIONALA A FOSTILOR LUPTATORI" a rough translation would be: National Union of Former Combatants. Sewn to a sash in the Romanian National Colours. Kevin in Deva :cheers:

Number 4:- Another tiny Lapel badge, this one for the "Cult of Patriots." Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Number 3:- Romanian Volunteer Badge, Ferdinand (1914 - 1919) awarded to all Romanian Volunteers. Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Number 2:- This is a very small item, marked "A.R" on the top and "1916 - 1919" meant to be worn in the lapel. Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Some post WW1 Veterans Insignia & Badges / pins. Number 1:- I believe for Reserve Officers but have to check. Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Nice find, I see this particular Model at the Collectors Fairs in Romania, apparently it was the standard helmet for the Romanian military until they introduced their own model in the late 1950's. Kevin in Deva. :beer:

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=43570&view=findpost&p=439015 this leads to a picture of a bar with Iron Cross in the Romanian Military Museum. Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Orders & Medals that belonged too:- Captain ALFONS GHEORGHE ROSU of the 24th Mountain Battalion. 1. Romanian Order of MIHAI VITEAZUL / Michael the Brave. 2. Romanian Order of the Crown of Romania. 3. Romanian Order of the Star of Romania. 4. Nazi Germany, Iron Cross II Class. 5. Romanian Crusade Against Communism (mounted backwards) with battle bars for:- "NISTRU" - "NIPRU" - "AZOV" - "MAREA NEAGRE" (Black Sea) - "CRIMEIA" 6. Romanian Manhood & Loyalty of the 1913 Balkan Campaign Medal. 7. Romanian Commemorative Cross for WW1. 8. Romanian Centenary Commemorative Medal 100 years of King Carol I 9. Romanian Peles Castle Commemorative Medal. Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Nice bars, however are these even in the correct section? They are after all German bars. Kevin in Deva. :beer:

The Medal Bar of:- COLONEL RADU DAVIDESCU The head of Marshal Ion ANTONESCU'S personal staff:- 1. Romanian Order of the Crown of Romania on Military Virtue ribbon,(mounted backwards.) 2. Romanian Order of the Crown of Romania on Military Virtue ribbon. 3. Romanian Order of the Star of Romania 4. Romanian Officers Military Service Medal for 25 years. 5. Romanian Commemorative Medal for the 1913 Balkan Campaign. (mounted backwards.) 6. Romanian Commemorative Cross for WW1, with battle clasps for:- "ARDEAL" - "CARPATI" - "MARASTI" - "TARGUL-OCNA" - "1918." 7. Romanian Manhood & Loyalty of the 1913 Balkan Campaign Medal. 8. Romanian Inter-Allied Victory Medal for WW1. 9. Romanian Commemorative medal for King Carol 40th Anniversary. 10. Romanian Castle Peles Commemorative Medal. Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Mini Medal Bar and medal ribbons of:- General De. Brigade SAVU NEDLEA. Commandant IIth Div, taken as P.O.W. in Stalingrad, during WW2. See :- http://www.generals.dk/general/Nedelea/Savu/Romania.html 1. Romanian Order of the Star of Romania, on Military Virtue ribbon. 2. Romanian Order of the Crown of Romania on civil / peacetime ribbon. 3. France Legion of Honour. 4. Unknown for the moment. 5. France, Order of the Holy Sepulcher. 6. Romanian Order of Cultural Merit (1931 -1940 usually awarded for sports.) 7. Romanian Eagle Honour Sign - decoration awarded to MPs (Members of the Romanian Parliament not Military Police) 8. Unknown for the moment. (however it looks very similar to the Order of Agricultural Merit) 9. Romanian Queen Elisabeta Medical Merit Cross, First Class. 10. Romanian Commemorative Medal for the Construction of Schools. 11. Romanian Peles Castle Commemorative Medal. (IDENTIFICATION - WORK IN PROGRESS) Kevin in Deva. :beer:

This is a very interesting medal bar:- to ARMY CORPS GENERAL NICOLAE SAVA GENERAULUI DE CORPS DE ARMATA NICOLAE SAVA COMANDANTUL CORPULUI 7 ARMATA. http://www.generals.dk/general/%C5%9Eova/Nicolae/Romania.html 1. Romanian Order of the Star on Military Virtue ribbon. 2. Romanian Order of the Crown, on Military Virtue ribbon. 3. Romanian Order of the Star on Military Virtue ribbon. 4. Imperial Russia Order of Saint Ann. 5. Romanian Officers Military Service Medal for 25 Years. 6. Romanian Service Medal for the 1913 Balkan Campaign 7. Romanian Commemorative Cross of War, with campaign bars:- "ARDEAL" - "CARPATI" - "BUCARESTI" - "TARGUL-OCNA" - "1918" 8. Romanian Service Medal for the 1913 Balkan Campaign 9. Romanian Commemorative medal for King Carol 40th Anniversary. There is no justification / reason for him having two 1913 Balkan Campaign Medals on his bar is this an early case of "padding out" Looking at the bar, its obviously lacking a Romanian Inter-Allied Victory medal for WW1 which would have fitted nicely in the place of the second 1913 Balkan Campaign Medal. Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Hallo Da Bomb, its possible it was given in kind to the British by the King of Romania via the Romanian War Ministry, in turn the British War Office selected who was to receive the award. By the way its been re-instituted since 2000 here in Romania for the Romanian military, seeing as they have been in service in Iraq, and currently in Afghanistan, I attach a picture from my reference files. As can be seen its in the "Bling-Bling" car key ring material style. Kevin in Deva.

Hi Greg, I will be talking to the gentleman in question in about 6 weeks on my visit to Bucharest for the Annual St. Patrick's Day function organised by the Irish Embassy. I managed to crop the picture for a better view of the Insignia:- His shoulder boards have the insignia for an Engineer (GENIU). Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Hallo Gents, just two comments if I may, a certain friend of mine who was an officer in the Romanian military during the Communist period and too whom I showed this picture made a comment with regards the wearing of two Academy Badges, he said "Securitate for sure." My other comment is, looking at the position of the Order on the left breast above the medal ribbons and the "N.F." High School badge on the right, could it be the photo was doctored postmortem to add in these items? I will try and locate the original picture and magnify for more detail, failing that I will have to locate and make a better picture on my annual pilgrimage to Bucharest in March. Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Badly needed to be published, and implemented, when you see pictures like this on public Forums. Left to right:- 1. Irish Military Service Medal with bar indicating at least 15 years service. 2. The United Nations Peacekeepers Medal 3. United Nations Medal for UNPREDEP – 1995 United Nations Preventative Deployment Force 4. United Nations Medal for UNIFIL – 1978 United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon 5. Irish United Nations Veterans Association Medal for at least two years membership of the veterans organisation. A very naughty boy, wearing "bling-bling" on his uniform, to spare his blushes I blanked out his face and name bar, he was present at the public opening of a monument to members of the Irish Defence Forces who lost their lives while serving with the United Nations. Kevin in Deva. :beer:

I fully understand where you are coming from, however getting detailed info from the Records Office is a difficult process known only too well to those who have attempted to source names and numbers in connection with the 1916 period medals, for some reason its still thought of as "classified" or restricted to immediate family members, (why I do not know or understand as most of those who received the awards & pensions must have passed on to their Eternal Reward by now.) So any crumbs proffered for publication, must be readily accepted by us mere mortals. Kevin in Deva.

I fully understand where you are coming from, however getting detailed info from the Records Office is a difficult process known only too well to those who have attempted to source names and numbers in connection with the 1916 period medals, for some reason its still thought of as "classified" or restricted to immediate family members, (why I do not know or understand as most of those who received the awards & pensions must have passed on to their Eternal Reward by now.) So any crumbs proffered for publication, must be readily accepted by us mere mortals. Kevin in Deva.

Hallo Paul, first of all the book "Medals of the Irish Defence Forces." is about military medals, so reference to Police / Civilian medals would not be included as they fall outside the scope of the book. The author of this particular publication is Bty/QMS Ger O'Connor H.Q. Battery 54 Field Artillery Regiment, Column Barracks, Mullingar, Co.Westmeath, a Reserve Defence Force Unit. and the military DFHQ (Defence Force Headquarters) had a hand in the publication. One small omission would be the "new" Reserve Defence Force Service medal which will be shortly coming up for issue, to members of the Reserve including those in the Naval reserve, it will retain the same ribbon, broach clasp, front design, years served clasp, as the current one, but the rear inscription will only refer to "The Reserve Defence Force" thus omitting reference to the F.C.A. / S.M. which is on the currant ones. Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

http://www.military.ie/dfhq/pubrel/publications/documents/Medals%20of%20the%20Irish%20Defence%20Forces.pdf The Chief of Staff Lt General Sean McCann launched the book "MEDALS of the IRISH DEFENCE FORCES" by BQMS Ger O'Connor HQ Bty, 54 FAR in the Officers Mess McKee Barracks Thursday 20th January 2011. Second photo is the Staff from DFHQ who designed and laid out the book. ENJOY!!! Kevin in Deva, :beer:

Front view. Kevin in Deva.