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    Posted

    Hi all, tis is the newest addition to my collection, three ribbon bars to the same man , An Australian Brig Gen D H Compton

    He has OBE , 1939-45 star, Pacific Star , 1939-45 Medal , Australia Service Medal , Vietnam Service med .

    Does anyone have any info about this guy ?

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    Posted (edited)

    Found him ! By a link on this excellent forum I got his name :jumping:

    Brigadier David Henry Crompton got OBE(M) 1 january 1967 (vietnam probably)

    Now I will see if I can find out something more about him ...

    Christer

    Edited by christerd
    • 11 months later...
    Posted

    I knew this man fairly well. What information did you want to know? Curious how his ribbon bars made a home in UK!

    Posted

    Hi Raz0504 ,

    The internet is fantastic , it really make the world small. Do you perhaps know what he did during WW II , and I suppose he was in Vietnam in 1960s ?

    I think I bought the ribbon bars from Australia through Ebay last year .

    And know they are in Sweden on the other side of the globe ;)

    Christer

    Posted

      On 16/11/2011 at 01:01, Raz0504 said:

    Thanks Raz, its always great to know some about the man behind the medals.

    Sometimes we collectors forget that there is a real story behind every one of

    the medals and ribbon bars in our collection.

    Your friend seems to have had a good life and now a piece of his history will

    be conserved in a far away country.

    Christer

    • 4 months later...
    Posted

    How odd. These very same bars were in my collection before being sold on eBay. They must have made the rounds!

    Posted

    We live in a 'small ' World - that seems to shrink on a continuous basis.

    Christer - I think you have the ribbon bar out of order ? I would have thought

    OBE ; 39/45 ; Pacific Star ; War Medal ; Australia Service Medal and then Vietnam.

    Not sure if the Vietnam award took any precedence ?

    Posted

    I still have his embroidered Brigadier shoulder slides and I think I may have his poly boards with metal rank insignia as well. Does anybody want those? I recall that quite a lot of this man's uniforms were sold in several lots on eBay some time back.

    Posted

    Hi Mervyn, the ribbon bar was originally arranged the way it is in the picture, so perhaps whoever mounted the ribbons didn't get it right. That picture was actually the scan I took of the bar before selling it. - Alf

      On 10/04/2012 at 14:23, Mervyn Mitton said:

    We live in a 'small ' World - that seems to shrink on a continuous basis.

    Christer - I think you have the ribbon bar out of order ? I would have thought

    OBE ; 39/45 ; Pacific Star ; War Medal ; Australia Service Medal and then Vietnam.

    Not sure if the Vietnam award took any precedence ?

    • 2 weeks later...
    Posted (edited)

    To all gentlemen!

    This man was my father who I adored. It saddens me to think that parts of his uniform were sold on Ebay. At one stage all his prize possessions were put into 2 large green garbage bags, imagine the horror in that, imagine what anyone would feel........I gave my solemn promise to him after that, that I would always keep his memories safe and display them with pride, which I do.

    So be glad for what you have managed to gain as no other items will be parted with.

    http://www.heavenaddress.com/funeral-notice/T/brig-David-Henry-Crompton/390893/obituary.aspx

    Thank you.

    Edited by Raz0504
    Posted

    That is very interesting. I am sorry to know that his insignia are now in various places in the world.

    Could you tell us how his uniform, ranks, ribbons and other bits ended up on ebay?

    Posted

      On 24/04/2012 at 21:49, Raz0504 said:

    To all gentlemen! This man was my father who I adored. It saddens me to think that parts of his uniform were sold on Ebay. At one stage all his prize possessions were put into 2 large green garbage bags, imagine the horror in that, imagine what anyone would feel........I gave my solemn promise to him after that, that I would always keep his memories safe and display them with pride, which I do.

    So be glad for what you have managed to gain as no other items will be parted with. http://www.heavenadd...3/obituary.aspx

    Thank you.

    Could you tell us how some of his insignia ended up on eBay?

    • 2 months later...
    Posted

    I have a pair of his cloth epaulettes for the rank of Brigadier - very nice ones - for sale. Let me know if you are interested in buying them.

    Posted

    Razo54. I think you are being a little confrontational here. There would seem to be a family matter involved over

    the selling of his uniform items - however, in no way were our members to be aware of this. Perhaps if you respond

    some members may be wiling to part with some of the pieces that belonged to your late Father. Mervyn

    • 1 year later...
    Posted

      On 08/12/2010 at 16:44, christerd said:

    Hi all, tis is the newest addition to my collection, three ribbon bars to the same man , An Australian Brig Gen D H Compton

    He has OBE , 1939-45 star, Pacific Star , 1939-45 Medal , Australia Service Medal , Vietnam Service med .

    Does anyone have any info about this guy ?

    Hi Christerd,

    David was my grandfather and the reply you got in 2012 was from my aunt.

    These medals have accidentally ended up away from the family, so if you do still have them I'd like to talk to you.

    Many Thanks

    Posted
      On 13/07/2012 at 16:30, achern said:

    I have a pair of his cloth epaulettes for the rank of Brigadier - very nice ones - for sale. Let me know if you are interested in buying them.

    Do you still have these?

    Posted

    Can you tell us why these personal items were sold in the first place ?

    This is an old post - however, I hope you are succesful in re-uniting some of the pieces. Should you

    not get any replies, please contact me - we may be able to make contact on your behalf. Mervyn

    Posted

    Hi Australia ,

    Yes I still have the ribbon bars in my collection and I have no problem selling them back to the family

    I think its good to reunite medals and other things to the original owner or family.

    Just give me half a day to find them

    Christer

    Posted

      On 12/06/2014 at 18:28, christerd said:

    Hi Australia ,

    Yes I still have the ribbon bars in my collection and I have no problem selling them back to the family

    I think its good to reunite medals and other things to the original owner or family.

    Just give me half a day to find them

    Christer

    Hi Christer, did you find the ribbon bars?

    Many thanks

    Posted

    Yep , found them

    one ribbon bar with six awards , one with four + one loose and one more with four + one loose.

    Cant really remember what I paid for them in 2010 but is 20 $ including postage to Australia ok ?

    just send me your adress and pay through paypal (my email adress ) herrsundtorp@hotmail.com

    Christer

    • 2 years later...
    Posted

    Hi Christer,

    Apologies I moved house & forgot to follow this up. I am still interested in getting my grandfathers awards back into the family. Do you still have them? Happy to pay.

    Many thanks

    Angelica (itchick0404)

    Posted

    Hi Again ,

    Yes they are still with me, 

    Price haven' gone up , so 20 Usd including postage and they are yours . Easiest way to pay is by paypal or if you send med cash ?

    I will be going to US in the summer so green money is always welcome.

    christer

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