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Different units provided men for the mounted infantry from as little as 14 men for one unit that I know and up...... Here are all the associated M.I. units..... You will see the Gordons were also in the 6TH, 12TH, 22ND and 23RD MI...... Mike COMPOSITE REGIMENTS OF MOUNTED INFANTRY 1st Mounted Infantry Company, (aka Sitwell’s Mounted Infantry) Devonshire Regiment Suffolk Regiment Cheshire Regiment 2nd Mounted Infantry Company, (aka Burn’s Mounted Infantry) Bedfordshire Regiment Leicestershire Regiment Prince of Wales Own Yorkshire Regiment Cheshire Regiment South Wales Borderers Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Border Regiment Hampshire Regiment Dorsetshire Regiment Royal Highlanders Essex Regiment Derbyshire Regiment Wiltshire Regiment York and Lancaster Regiment Royal Irish Fusiliers Connaught Rangers Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Royal Dublin Fusiliers 3rd Mounted Infantry Company Loyal North Lancashre Regiment King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry King's Royal Rifle Corps Manchester Regiment Royal Dublin Fusiliers 4th Mounted Infantry Company Warwickshire Regiment Bedfordshire Regiment Yorkshire Regiment Worcestershire Regiment Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry West Kent Regiment King's Shropshire Light Infantry Manchester Regiment 5th Mounted Infantry Company East Kent Regiment Liverpool Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Royal Irish Regiment Worcestershire Regiment Dorsetshire Regiment South Lancashire Regiment Middlesex Regiment Dublin Fusiliers 6th Mounted Infantry Company Welsh Regiment Essex Regiment Wiltshire Regiment Gordon Highlanders 7th Mounted Infantry Company Norfolk Regiment Lincolnshire Regiment Scottish Borderers King's Royal Rifle Corps 8th Mounted Infantry Company Cheshire Regiment East Lancashire Regiment Oxford Light Infantry North Staffordshire Regiment 9th Mounted Infantry Company (aka Malta Mounted Infantry) Derbyshire Regiment Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Royal Irish Rifles Royal Munster Fusiliers 10th Mounted Infantry Company Royal Scots Northumberland Fusiliers Warwickshire Regiment Essex Regiment Derbyshire Regiment Berkshire Regiment 11th Mounted Infantry Company Cameronians Inniskilling Fusiliers South Staffordshire Regiment Northamptonshire Regiment West Kent Regiment Connaught Rangers Leinster Regiment Royal Dublin Fusiliers 12th Mounted Infantry Company (aka The Highland Company) Royal Highlanders Highland Light Infantry Seaforth Highlanders Gordon Highlanders Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders Argylle and Sutherland Highlanders 13th Mounted Infantry Company Royal Fusiliers Somerset Light Infantry Border Regiment Royal Sussex Regiment Royal West Kent Regiment Rifle Brigade 14th Mounted Infantry Company West Yorkshire Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Lancashire Fusiliers Gloucestershire Regiment Essex Regiment Middlesex Regiment Manchester Regiment 15th Mounted Infantry Company Suffolk Regiment South Wales Borderers West Riding Regiment Berkshire Regiment 16th Mounted Infantry Company Royal Lancashire Regiment Worcestershire Regiment Manchester Regiment Highland Light Infantry 17th Mounted Infantry Company Royal Warwickshire Regiment Worcestershire Regiment Derbyshire Regiment Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 18th Mounted Infantry Company Leicestershire Regiment Seaforth Highlanders 19th Mounted Infantry Company Warwickshire Regiment Liverpool Regiment Manchester Regiment Highland Light Infantry 20th Mounted Infantry Company Royal Fusiliers Yorkshire Light Infantry Rifle Brigade 21st Mounted Infantry Company East Kent Regiment Norfolk Regiment Inniskilling Fusiliers Border Regiment Royal Sussex Regiment Essex Regiment Derbyshire Regiment West Kent Regiment Middlesex Regiment North Staffordshire Regiment 22nd Mounted Infantry Company Royal Scots Fusiliers Royal Welsh Fusiliers Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Welsh Regiment Royal Highlanders Essex Regiment Seaforth Highlanders Gordon Highlanders 23rd Mounted Infantry Company Lancaster Regiment Cameronians Hampshire Regiment Northamptonshire Regiment Manchester Regiment Durham Light Infantry Gordon Highlanders Rifle Brigade 24th Mounted Infantry Company South Lancashire Regiment King’s Royal Rifle Corps Durham Light Infantry Royal Irish Fusiliers 25th Mounted Infantry Company King’s Royal Rifle Corps 26th Mounted Infantry Company East Kent Regiment West Surrey Regiment Somerset Light Infantry East Surrey Regiment Essex Regiment King’s Royal Rifle Corps Durham Light Infantry Leicestershire Regiment 27th Mounted Infantry Company Royal Lancaster Regiment Hampshire Regiment Manchester Regiment Highland Light Infantry 28th Mounted Infantry Company Royal Warwickshire Regiment Suffolk Regiment Lancashire Regiment Derbyshire Regiment Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Irish Rifles

Good Morning David...... Burke's handbook only goes as far as 1921 sorry...... I understand that due to the huge amount of work and expense, and it seemed that not many were sold, Burke's decided that they would not publish anymore...... In all levels above an OBE or MBE they put in a full biography so you can see the work needed...... Mike

One of the things that I have found is that even though it may be hallmarked 1919 it may have been issued a number of years later..... I have found that up to and including January 1st 1920 there were 10,479 MBE's issued so a number of them being made in 1919 is quite possible..... I have a group with an Edward 7th MSN that was issued in 1917, seven years after he had died, just using up medals from stock..... Don't lose any sleep though, after all if we knew all the answers this would be a boring hobby...... Mike

I have just done a look through the list of all grades of the Order of the British Empire and can only find one CROUCH with a medal issued between 1917 and 1920...... The only man I could find was a Paymaster Commander RN...... I would look after 1920 in the L.G. Mike

Here is my best QSA - WW1 group that is in my collection..... I must stay for now as I am working on a QSA/WW1 group to a Colonel who was on Allenby's and Lawrence of Arabia's Staff, still confirming all the items may post later.... Major Edison Franklin Lynn..... There is a thread about him here, just type Lynn in the search box..... Mike

It is going very well but I am only doing it for the Canadian Scouts..... I assisted with the author of the Regimental History and another collector of the Scouts whom I am sorry to say have both passed away so there is just me looking after them now..... The author who also wrote the History of the Canadians in the SAC..... Am still working on my main collection trying to complete it which I never will but it is fun..... Keeps the grey matter working...... Mike

Updated picture with new additions from my previous picture......

Here is my latest find....... More later....... Mike Ok OK OK I know that this is way way off my collecting theme but was something that I could not resist..... They are all to a Robert Lloyd Kelly a Calgarian, RCAF. Pilot..... DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS 1939-1945 STAR AIR CREW EUROPE STAR ITALY STAR DEFENCE MEDAL C.V.S.M. and OVERSEAS BAR WAR MEDAL CANADIAN QUEEN ELIZABETH GOLDEN JUBILEE MEDAL (possibly WIFE as he died 1999) 2 sets R.C.A.F. PILOTS WINGS R.C.A.F. RESERVE PIN A COUPLE OF CIVILIAN PINS ONE WITH A REAL RUBY 2 PILOTS LOGBOOKS - 57 COMBAT OPERATIONS AGAINST GERMANY AND ITALY FLYING WELLINGTONS (Mostly), HALIFAX and VARIOUS TRAINING AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT FLOWN TIGER MOTH CESSNA CRANE AIRSPEED OXFORD AVRO ANSON MILES MAGISTER WELLINGTON III WELLINGTON VIII WELINGTON X WELLINGTON XI WELLINGTON Z (Never hear of this one) HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX LETTER WITH CITATION FOR AWARD OF D.F.C. APRIL 11, 1944 LETTER OF CONGRADULATIONS FROM AIR OFFICER COMMANDING R.C.A.F. H.Q. ON AWARD OF D,F,C, APRIL 27 1944 SIGNED LETTER OF CONGRADULATIONS FROM AIR OFFICER COMMANDING #6 (R.C.A.F.) GROUP H.Q. ON AWARD OF D,F,C, APRIL 27 1944 SIGNED CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE: CANADA: MAY 8, 1941 – AUGUST 6, 1942 UNITED KINGDOM: AUGUST 7, 1942 – JUNE 23, 1943 MIDDLE EAST: JUNE 24, 1943 – NOVEMBER 5, 1943 UNITED KINGDOM: NOVEMBER 6, 1943 – DECEMBER 31, 1944 CANADA: JANUARY 1, 1945 – JUNE 13, 1945 DISCHARGE CERTIFICATE – MAY 29, 1947 – ON DISCHARGE HE WAS 24 MENU DATED JANUARY 3, 1945 WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF SIGNATURES CANADIAN CASED $20.00 LANCASTER AND AIR COMMODORE JOHN FAUQUIER DSO** DFC COMMEMORATIVE COIN WITH CERTIFICATE 14 SINGLE AND GROUP PICTURES OF ROBERT AND HIS CREW 9 VARIOUS GENERAL PICTURES 5 PICTURES OF THE FUNERAL OF SQUADRON LEADER J-15246 R.A. BUCKINGHAM D.F.C, DIED 15 JANUARY 1947

Congratulations,,,,, I have only been able to do 2 in 50 years and just missed out on one yesterday buy when the fates let it happen it feels great..... Mike

Did a little more digging...... Very possibly be a Blazer Badge of the Irish Guards, there are a couple on ebay right now..... Mike

Found this man on FMP..... First name(s) G R Theatre of war France Last name Watson Archive reference WO 417/1 Year 1939-40 PIece description Casualty Lists - Officers and Nurses 1 - 300 Service number 103358 Archive The National Archives Rank 2nd Lieutenant / Lieutenant Record set British Army Casualty Lists 1939-1945 Rank as transcribed 2nd Lt / Lt. Category Military, armed forces & conflict Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Subcategory Second World War Regiment as transcribed The East Yorkshire Regiment Collections from Great Britain, UK None

With that size it is most likely an Officers Peaked Cap Badge..... This star was used by a couple of different British Regiments as their badge or part of their badge...... Mike

For Your Information....... This is an Officers embroidered cap badge most likely worn on a wedge cap...... Mike

I understand he fought with the Germans in German East/West (not sure which) Africa in WW1 and surrendered to the British, who he later joined and ended up in the SA Army in France and won the MM...... It was in a collection here in Calgary and was fully verified..... Forgot to add he started off as a private and the MM was named to a Sargent-Major..... Another one I do not know the story but have seen them was a Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class from WW1 and a Civil OBE with 3 other British WW2 medals, again verified..... Possibly a Jewish refugee who worked for the British Government????? Mike

It was only the period of World War Two that they were official not named..... 98% of medals before and after that were named..... Some but only a small few Victorian medals were issued not named but were named at the expense of the regiment in which they served examples are the Crimea / Baltic / Northwest Canada..... All the medals after WW2 were named..... Gallantry medals to Other Ranks were named by the Government and those to Officers were often privately named at their own expense, again all the V.C.'s were Government named and Dated....... In WW2 some Commonwealth countries named theirs, e.g. Australia, New Zealand and South Africa etc......

Just a little information..... The naming of medals / medallions started in the 1700's as I have seen formally named medals that go back to the Capture Of Quebec in 1759 but these were only to officers and mostly Senior Officers..... The naming of medals to all ranks started with the Waterloo Medal and then to cover the French Wars the Military and Naval General Service medals were instituted in 1847 and named to all ranks. The naming of medals continued from Waterloo to a break in WW2 and continued afterwards...... They were named to give each officer and man recognition for their service in a specific campaign and battle..... Mike

Peter...... He was definitely in combat and not supply as the unit was in a large number of actions..... You did very well with the purchase about 50% of market value..... Mike

Hi Peter...... To find out his occupation you would have to find a professional researcher in South Africa to dig out his original documents if they still exist not many do..... As for value I am sorry I do not offer values as this sometimes causes arguments..... Mike

Hello Peter..... Everything looks OK and for your information your man's name is: LAVITS OLEG JOHN JENSEN He is on the nominal roll and on the medal roll WO-127 Colonial Forces..... Good Medal..... Mike

I hate to say but this looks like it is a badge that that is a reproduction that was made by a man in the UK..... He was sent to court for making fake and copy badges and medals..... Mostly from the wrong materials and for a long time fooled a large number of collectors, they were that good, I hate to say even myself..... It would be a good filler...... Looks like a Scottish Collar badge..... Mike

Can you provide a picture of the naming on the edge..... Also the full name and regimental number,,,,,, The medal it'self looks OK...... There are 4 men listed with that name..... Mike

I would like to add my welcome to the forum...... Great Post..... Mike

What period are you looking for....... Boer War / W.W.1 / W.W.2 ....... Do you know regiment he served in....... M.

There were complaints by British servicemen at that time that compared to their American and French allies their chests were very bare...... No fruit salad...... It was decided to issue a ribbon so that they had something to wear..... The Canadians issued the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal ribbon for the same reason...... Mike

From the Cavalry List: Hallett,W.,4361,Private,10th Hussars, Cape Colony, Transvaal, South Africa 1901. Home 03/12/01 From Find My Past..... First name(s) W Biography - Last name Hallett Country Great Britain Service number 4361 Notes QSA Clasps: CC,T,SA01 Rank Private Record set Anglo-Boer War Records 1899-1902 Regiment 10th (Prince Of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars Category Military Service & Conflict Rolls WO100/116 page 139 Subcategory Boer Wars Year 1899-1902 Collections from Great Britain, UK None