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Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen........ Here is something that I found that you can buy for Fathers Day...... http://www.milweb.net/webverts/57542/ Mike

If the medal is Un-Named it may have been issued to an officer and he just added the pip himself..... Mike

Good Morning Darrell..... As usual a fantastic and very interesting article....... As you know that the medal is the second design..... The first design was thought to be as we would say to day politically incorrect...... I have attached photos of a Test Striking of the original design.... Please keep it up..... Mike

The cap badge looks like it is Royal Artillery...... Cannot see the shoulders so cannot tell much more.... Mike

Good Morning Timo........ Sorry but I am unable to tell you how many Civil vs Military were issued....... Of course with WW1 going on you would think that a lot of Military were given out but I think that there might have been more Civil because it was given to people who gave assistance on the home front mostly..... I have a man who has the Military First Type OBE and a Civil Second Type CBE..... Without the papers it is hard to tell if it was Military / Civil as all you have to do is change the ribbon and people will pay more for a military over a civil version.... Mike

I have seen these as well now abd earlier...... This is the third time this seller has posted them...... They started off at $350.00....... Mike

Yes these were used in the age of sail by the Powder Monkey's...... As to shot, no I do not think so, but I think that they were more for powder than the shot as the cannon balls would be quite heavy for the Boy, Powder Monkey's would have had a hard time carrying them..... I have also hear that they were used to carry sand to spread on the deck so the sailors would not slip on the blood and water on deck at the time of battle and water in the time of fire....... But powder was the main use....... Mike

This was used for carrying Powder and Shot from the powder room (magazine) to the guns on old RN warships...... Mike

The top badge is possibly a cuff eagle for Naval Air Service the lower is a shoulder title WW1, for the RFC looks good. M.

Good Evening Greg....... This is how I understand it......... I may be wrong but it have been numerous posts on the BMF....... 1) The early insignia by Garrards were hallmarked because they were made by a private company; 2) The insignia made by the Royal Mint were not hallmarked because the Mint is exempt from that requirement; 3) The insignia made now (and recently) by various manufacturers are not hallmarked because they are made under contract for the Royal Mint..... Mike

London Hallmark for 1919...... Maker - Lion - Leopard's Head - Date letter for 1919........ Mike

Hello Grebo...... Sorry to tell you but your ribbon bar is not that valuable...... Maybe $15.00 or $20.00, basically the cost of the ribbon and the rosettes...... The Air Crew Europe star w/silver rosette which stands for the France and Germany Bar and then Africa star w/silver rosette which stands for the North Africa Bar...... These bars whould have been sewen onto the ribbons of full size medals...... The person who wore these ribbons should have at least two more ribbons....... Now if you had the full size medals thats a different story....... Mike

Ladies and Gentlemen...... I have just been forwarded this and I would like to share it with you..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VtvTNzG-jg I know it is not medal related but I hope that the Mods will let it run for a day or two and then take it down...... Mike<BR clear=all>

Looking at his age there is a possibility that he became a Monk after he has done his service, maybe the cruelty of war made him turn to orders....... Mike

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Good Morning Dan....... The first picture is mine but I am afraid to say the GCMG is not........ Have not won the Lottery yet....... Take a look at this forum thread: http://www.britishmedalforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=46638&start=15 Just scroll down a bit...... Mike

SASH AND BREAST BADGE - GCMG...... Mike

(Talking about the abbreviations of the honours CMG, KCMG and GCMG) Bernard Woolley: "Of course in the service, CMG stands for Call Me God. And KCMG for Kindly Call Me God." Jim Hacker: "What does GCMG stand for?" Bernard Woolley: "God Calls Me God." Hello Dan...... That has been around for so long that I think it was written by God...... LOL Mike THE BREST BADGE - KCMG AND GCMG

Hello Paul...... You can also tell the original from the restrike there are small raised dots between the words "CLASSIS PRAEFECTO" and a mark above the "QUEUE" where there was some rust or a flaw in the original die...... This has both the dots and the mark..... Mike

Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen........ For your Viewing Pleasure....... An extreamly rare medal / medallion to the American Hero - John Paul Jones John Paul Jones (1747-1792), The Capture of the British Frigate HMS Serapis by the USS Bonhomme Richard, Silver Medal 1779, for the ' Americana' series, by Augustin Dupré, uniformed bust right, his hair tied behind en queue, JOANNI PAVLO JONES CLASSIS PRAEFECTO, COMITIA AMERICANA, rev the naval engagement, HOSTIVM NAVIBVS CAPTIS AVT FVGATIS, AD ORAM SCOTIAE XXIII SEPT MDCCLXXVIIII, 55mm References: (Betts 568; Adams & Bentley, Ch 8; BHM 222, R2; MH 580; CP 105/22; Ford XIV, 203). There are a number of re-strikes and fakes of this medal / medallion but this one is authentic..... Mike

Good Morning Mervyn...... If these medals are heading for the smelter as you have stated there are a couple of the bars that I really need...... In my case to a medal that is missing its bars as the bars were issued seperately about 2 years after the medals was awarded so became seperated....... Not making a new medal...... Transvaal and South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902 Mike

For anyone who is interested....... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Boer-War-letter-home-tin-cap-badge-etc-/370449802632?pt=UK_Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item5640876588 Mike

Good Morning Mervyn..... I would think that he would only wear the one, with the 6 bars, as the single bar has been duplicated in the 6 bar....... I have a pair where the mans QSA was issued as a Private and he was a Corporal...... He kicked up a stink and they issued him a second medal with the rank of Corporal and he was supposed to send the Private back but instead kept it now I have both...... If you look into the correspondence on his file, if available, there may be a letter asking him to return the first medal...... Still a very good group...... Mike

Here is some more information that I have found from the London Gazette and from another collector..... Mike MAURICE CHARLES HUMPHREY LLOYD DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS - Midshipman - River Clyde, Galliopli London Gazette: 14-3-1916, Page 2870/1 (Galipolli) Midshipman Maurice Charles Humphrey Lloyd R.N.: While under heavy fire on the 25th of April, assisted to secure the lighters which formed a pier between the River Clyde and the shore. BAR TO DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS - Sub-Lieutenant - Zeebrugge In recognition of distinguished services during the operations against Zeebrugge and Ostend on the night of 22-23 April 1918----- London Gazette: 23-7-1918, Page 8588/90 Sub-Lieutenant Maurice Charles Humphrey Lloyd DSC, R.N. (Iphigenia), (Since died of wounds): Showed coolness under heavy fire and by his bravery and devotion to duty, set a fine example to his men. On abandoning ship, after she had been sunk. Sub. Lieut. Lloyd was severely wounded. This very gallant young officer has since died of his wounds. Lt Lloyd was one of the heroes of the Zeebrugge Raid. His emotive story is encapsulated in the white ensign held at the Dover Museum still stained with his blood. He was an officer aboard HMS Iphigenia, supervising aft, when she was deliberately sunk in the entrance to the canal. Before leaving the ship and boarding the rescue vessel ML282 he retrieved the ship's white ensign. As ML282 escaped, Lloyd was mortally wounded by a shell but clung on to the flag. Lord Keyes, the raid's commander, recalled how Lloyd had "begged for a place in one of the blockships" after he had completed all the appointments. Lloyd got his wish after the Iphigenia's lieutentant got appendicitis. As he lay dying aboard the H.M.S. Warwick, Keyes's flagship, which had picked up ML282's complement, Keyes was so moved he petitioned the King to approve an immediate DSC before he died. He wrote: "Lloyd had the H.M.S. Iphigenia's white ensign wrapped around his waist and it was saturated with his blood. I think he knew his number was up, but was perfectly happy and fearfully proud of having been able to bring away the ensign, which I told him he should keep." The King approved the award immediately and Keyes was able to tell Lloyd of his DSC bar after his transfer to the hospital ship Liberty, moored at Dover. Keyes recalled that Lloyd, and another officer in the same situation (who actually survived), were "both conscious and fearfully pleased" by their awards. Lloyd died later that day - a day after the raid on Zeebrugge. His DSC bar citation spoke of his "great coolness under heavy fire", adding that "by his bravery and devotion to duty he set a fine example to his men".

More than a Dollar and less than Five Hundred Dollars....... Mike