love4history Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 My brother bought himself a house... with a lot of belongings still in it.... one of them supposedly being two framed pictures of the (grand)father(?) and grandmother of the former ownerHave a look.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Very, very, very nice indeed !!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Maybe the medals are in a drawer somewhere :-)Lets see her now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love4history Posted March 14, 2007 Author Share Posted March 14, 2007 Maybe the medals are in a drawer somewhere :-)Lets see her now...You'll have me turning the whole house upside down What I was wondering about: if I'm not mistaken the soldiers that received the Military Medal can be found in the Times right? Is this also the case for foreigners? (in this case Belgian) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 That is very,very nice. What is the collar insignia?Yes, he should be in the index- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love4history Posted March 14, 2007 Author Share Posted March 14, 2007 That is very,very nice. What is the collar insignia?Yes, he should be in the index-Collar insigna is that of Engineers (genietroepen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley1965 Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 What A GREAT find!!! I hope there's more to find!!! WOW!!! Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFloyd Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 I believe awards to foreigners are "honorary" and not Gazetted, but there is probably recommendation paperwork somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Farrell Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 The MM also appears to be one of the French-manufactured 'demi-medailles', i.e. not the full size issue item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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