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On ‎22‎/‎11‎/‎2018 at 12:33, Bhokara said:

I considered that, but could the green really be completely faded to white, when the rest of the ribbon bar is so vibrant in color?  It is the exact same color on the reverse!

I agree fully...…..    Extremely faded Defence Medal.....

Your best location to post is the following forum......

https://britishmedalforum.com

Mike

Not an expert on these badges but have a feeling that they may not be correct......

Can you please post photos of the reverse...….

It is a fairly common picture of a Fantasy Battle.....   It has also been made into a glass slide.....

Mike

This is the oldest argument in medal and badge collecting.....   Personally I clean but save original ribbons.....  After all have you ever seen a Sergeant Major allow dirty medals, badges or buttons on parade......

Mike

From the collection of the Glenbow Museum of Calgary...….

There is a large collection of items from the Wolseley Family including the following miniature medals...…

Title: Order of the Bath Medal; The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George Medal; Prussian Order of the Red Eagle; Order of Osmanieh; Legion of Honour Medal; Order of Medjidie; Queen Victoria's Jubilee Medal; King Edward VII Coronation Medal

Date: 1855-1902

Part of a chest of eight miniature orders and medals, court mounted, awarded to Field Marshal Viscount Wolseley.

Transcript on Order of the Bath Medal (both sides): TRIA JUNCTA INUNO ICH DIEN
Transcript on The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George Medal (both sides): AUSPICIUM MELIORIS AEVI
Transcript on the Prussian Order of the Red Eagle (obverse): SINGERE ET CONSTANTER
Transcript on the Order of Osmanieh (obverse): [text in Arabic script]
Transcript on the Legion of Honour Medal (obverse): NAPOLEON EMP. D. F[--]NC.
(reverse): HONNEUR ET PATRIE
Transcript on the Order of Medjidie (obverse): [text in Arabic script]
Transcript on the Queen Victoria's Jubilee Medal (obverse): VICTORIA D.C. REGINA ET IMPERATRIX F.D.
(reverse): IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 50th YEAR OF THE REIGN OF QUEEN VICTORIA 21 JUNE 1887
Transcript on the King Edward VII Coronation Medal (obverse): R VII 26 June 1902

AND

Title: India General Service Medal; Crimea Medal; China Medal; Indian Mutiny Medal; Ashantee Medal; South Africa Medal; Egypt Medal; Khedive's Bronze Star; Turkish Crimea Medal

Date: 1854; 1854; 1860; 1857-1858; 1879; 1877-1879; 1882-1889; 1882-1889; 1855

Nine court mounted miniature medals awarded to Field Marshal Viscount Wolseley (from left to right): Second Indian General service medal 1854, with bar "Pegu"; Crimea Medal 1854-56, with bar, "Sebastopol"; China medal 1857-60, with bars "Pekin 1860" and "Taku Forts 1860"; Indian mutiny medal 1857-58, with bars "Relief of Lucknow" and "Lucknow"; Ashanti Medal 1879, with bar "Coomassie"; South Africa Medal with bar "1879"; Egypt Medal 1882-89, with bar "Alexandria 11th July"; Khedives Star 1882-89; Turkish Crimea Medal 1855.

Transcript of text on India General Service Medal: [bar] PEGU
[medal] VICTORIA REGINA
Transcript on Crimea Medal: [bar] SEBASTOPOL
[medal] VICTORIA REGINA
1854
Transcript on China Medal: [upper band] PEKIN 1860
[lower band] TAKU FORTS 1860
[medal] ARMIS EXPOSCERE PACEM
CHINA
Transcript on Indian Mutiny Medal: [upper band] [--]LIEEOFLUCKNOW
[lower band] LUCKNOW
[medal] VICTORIA REGINA
A and H
Transcript on Ashantee Medal: [bar] COOMASSIE:
[medal] VICTORIA REGINA
Transcript on South Africa Medal: [band] 1879
[medal] VICTORIA REGINA
Transcript on Egypt Medal: [bar] ALEXANDRIA II :: JULY
[medal] VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX
Transcript on Khedive's Bronze Star: [medal] EGYPT 1882
[text in Arabic script]
Transcript on Turkish Crimea Medal: [medal] CRIMEA
1885

Due to Glenbow Museums Ownership I cannot post pictures...…

Mike

If you read his bio on line you can see a list of his medals...….

• Thank You I am sure that it is greatly appreciated......

Hi Noor......

The following is from FMP and it looks like you will have to go to national archives.....

Mike

 3Hello Simon......

I have to agree with you that I also have never seen chain epaulets to an infantry unit.....   When in the service I used to have to wear them on my mess dress uniform.....   Have not learned much yet except that the family called me back today as they had found some sports medals he had won, 1895 Pistol 1st and Tug of War 1890, 3rd, the trouble is they do not have any information....   His name is so common that in FMP I get 100's of hits......

Mike 

Good Day Everyone...…

Just thought you might like to see some items that were found in local Estate Sale.....
Have not done any research yet.....

All named to a John Drummond....

1) Victorian Commission Scroll
2) An Scarlet Officers Tunic (all buttons are Silver)
3) Pair of Lieutenant Colonel's Chain Mail Epaulets (Crown - Silver / Pip - Gold and Silver)
4) Photo of owner of above wearing Blues, buttons on uniform The Royal Scots, same as on Scarlet Tunic

Mike

Well you learn something new every day......   Thanks Neville......

Still have never seen one before......

Mike

Here you go......    Killed in training accident......

• Second Lieutenant  PRESTON, MAXWELL EDDEN

Died 23/09/1918

Aged 19

32nd Training Depot Station
Royal Air Force

Son of Edmund Albert and Julia Emma Preston, of 8, St. Paul's Place, Canonbury, London.

From either Burma or Thailand depending on age......

M......

This is a Troopers Helmet.......  An Officers would have a band of Oak or Laurel leaves on the peak......

Mike

Sorry but this is not a military medal but could be for just about anything, i.e. a Boxing Medal as it looks the shape of one my Grand Father has/d........  As shown being worn on a watch chain........  It was a very common thing to wear them until wrist watches came out......  In fact I have one on a watch chain the I wear......

Mike

Good Afternoon Mike......

Many years ago I worked in a local veterans hospital and I also remember meeting a Boer War vet who served in the Imp Yeo. and I remember his saying that over 100 of them arrived in SA and they were issued a dozen horses.....   They were mostly office clerks and shop workers and had never ridden a horse in his life neither had many others.....   During the war he got to know a number of Canadians and after the war came to Canada instead of going back to UK.....

The missing medals:

Q.S.A. WANT LIST:

Any CANADIAN UNITS

CAVALRY:  4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards and 4th (The Queen's Own) Hussars

ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY:  E, F, I, J, K, O, R, Batteries

ROYAL NAVY:  H.M.S. Beagle and H.M.S. Widgeon

SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTABULARY (Following Specific Men)

2102 3^rd CLASS TROOPER CHARLES WILLIAM RYALL

2072 1^st CLASS TROOPER WILLIE HERBERT GIBBONS

3420 3^rd CLASS TROOPER HAROLD FALTENHINE

2090 1^st CLASS TROOPER RICHARD DOUGLAS MUIR

2120 3^rd CLASS TROOPER CLAUDE LESLIE YOUNG

Mike

Just remembered this Mike......

Mike

Good Morning Mike......

Yes you are correct as far as I know but then again I can be proved wrong and keep learning something.....   I have been also collecting QSA's for nearly 50 years and working on the impossible.....  Getting at least a single to every unit that served.....   I am missing 2 Navy and 2 Cavalry, really hard ones to find and lots of Imp Yeo, SA, Colonial as well......

Mike 

Hello Canrobert.........

Suggest you look here:   http://www.steppingforwardlondon.org/the-kings-colonials-imperial-yeomanry.html

They did not see service in the Boer War as a unit......

Mike

Hello Alan.......

All I can say is good luck in your search.....  They lists would be held in/at the National Archives in Kew and there may be a list at the RN Museum.....    To get the mans documents you will need his number and since it is WW2 and later you would have to make a submission to the MOD.....    My suggestion is to post your request on the British Medal Forum at the following.....

http://www.britishmedalforum.com

Mike

P.S. Maybe if you spelt it Yangtze you might have better luck......

Cannot find any unit with initials P. of L. T. S. and I agree that the C.J.L. is a name......

Mike

Hello David......

I think that this is just a piece of what will be later called trench art.....  Just a souvenir  made by someone in Ladysmith and personalized by the persons initials.....  I have seen this sort of thing made with coins......

Mike

Hi Dave......

I think that what me might mean is Aiguillettes.......

Mike

Hello Ringo.......

Even though in some cases it is not used (most likely) anymore that is where he would have worn his whistle.....   By the time of reaching the rank of Chief Constable he would no longer need one but they still kept the chain.....  I have a set of medals where the man went from Constable in 1910 to Chief Constable (C.I.D.) in 1947 and with the medals was his whistle and chain....

Mike