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My first truncheon finally arrived from the UK, purchased after seeking advice from Mervyn and others on here: Nice William IV Baluster style, shown with my regular-sized mouse for scale purposes.

Bayonet Training Medal, I believe.

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What you have may be one of the medals issued through the staff of "Physical and Bayonet Training", who operated competition and sports in France during WWI, and the Army School of P & BT. (I'm going off bits and pieces that Google is revealing to me, using phrases like "Physical and Bayonet Training"... )

That lettering on the bottom part of your medal may provide more information.

Thanks for that, Frank! I've had quite a few in the last few years. They do seem to hop into my hands. Must recognize a friendly home!

I might be interested in a tipstaff. I've been reading about them in Chris McCreery's new book, "Symbols of Canadian Authority".

Just fell across this set at an antique dealer's table in the middle of a shopping mall. He tried to tell me he doesn't know much about medals, but that's never an easy thing to believe!

Major Miles Conrad Morton Cameron, Royal Canadian Engineers (Captain on CD, Lieut. for MiD and Belgian awards, all confirmed.)

Aside from the usual WWII stars and discs, he's got a UNMOGIP or UNIPOM ribbon (Both missions were in India and Pakistan, just about 15 years apart, and both used the same ribbon.) and the 1977 Jubilee medal, much more tarnished than the others. I think that when his set was mounted, that one didn't get silver-dipped like the others.

He was awarded both Belgian orders 'with palms', but there's only the palm on his Croix De Guerre. Might it just have gone missing from his Leopold II, or did the mounter feel it would be too awkward and not include it?

Yes, he had the NATO clasp to it, as he served at CFB Lahr

Some of the CAFLSMs I've had pass through my hands in the last year.

Sgt. W.K. Bennett, 10th Royal Regiment

Sgt. William Parker Lawton, 26th CEF

Major James Neish, Royal Winnipeg Rifles

Quartermaster & A. Capt. Henry George Monger 46th CEF

Wilfred Betcher had 34 years of service with the RCEME. 2 bars with his CD

Related note: I have Stephen Pallas's book "Canadian Recipients of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officer's Decoration and the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal". And it shows some General Orders from the 1940s. Given that the CAFLSM was replaced in 1930, why issues this late?

Someone wants Colonial Auxiliary Forces Decorations and LS Medals? I've had several come through my hands.

And Michael, if you're here, I want to know more about Foord's CAFLS

Thanks, Mervyn. I've been a 'member' for a bit, but I'm more active on the BMF, although I'd be happy to contribute more around here.

Gentlemen: The DNW auction listing at the end states : "Sold with copied research and with case of issue for Efficiency Decoration (Canada)." However, I have no such case. At some point, these items parted ways, perhaps with whomever purchased them from DNW and before they ended up in southern Ontario.

If anything, Rex wouldn't have gotten the EDVII VD, but the CAFOD, even though he enlisted in 1914 with four priors years experience. But that's the odd thing about the Camerons & the Ottawa Highlanders. I've seen two other sets to them that have both the ED and the CD. They're long lasting, these Highlanders.

Actually, no. I bought them this summer of 2011. Let me go through things a bit more thoroughly now with notes and paperwork. The answer has to be in here somewhere.

I also note that Digby Cosh was awarded the DSC & was MiD.

Hi, guys.

Thought I'd chime in here, as I'm the current possessor of Cosh's set of ten and his miniatures. I have a theory as to how the EDVII ended up in the box, too, although there's no way to verify it. Is it possible that the EDVII belongs to another and the case is merely Cosh's? Cosh has the George V ED in his set here.

Miaoulx: If you want to contact me at all, I'm reachable. I picked up Rex Cosh's set of ten from Fraser Medals in Stouffville, ON.

The Royal Order of George I was abolished in 1975. The Order of Canada started in 1967. And:

"The Greek military merit medal (4th class), awarded to Greek officers for meritorious service in the army. The medal was instituted in 1917 by the Revolutionary Government of Thessaloniki shortly before Greece entered WWI and was awarded from 1917 until 1974 in 4 classes, depending on the grade of the recipient. On the back side it is written “GREECE 1916-17”."

This person would have had to have rendered services to both countries for some years to cover the span of medals, plus be very old to have received them all. So, a Greek Officer who received the Order of Canada ... and was a member of the Order of St. John.. Can't dig one up offhand.

I'm here in Ottawa and can ask the Chancellery of Honours to see if they'll give up the name to go with the number, but that's a long shot.