christerd Posted December 8, 2010 Posted December 8, 2010 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 ?
christerd Posted December 12, 2010 Author Posted December 12, 2010 (edited) Found him ! By a link on this excellent forum I got his name 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 December 12, 2010 by christerd
Raz0504 Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 I knew this man fairly well. What information did you want to know? Curious how his ribbon bars made a home in UK!
christerd Posted November 14, 2011 Author Posted November 14, 2011 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
Raz0504 Posted November 16, 2011 Posted November 16, 2011 http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/obits-tributes-to-three-of-our-finest/story-fn6bqvxz-1226036060939 Try this link
christerd Posted November 16, 2011 Author Posted November 16, 2011 On 16/11/2011 at 01:01, Raz0504 said: http://www.adelaiden...z-1226036060939 Try this link 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
achern Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 How odd. These very same bars were in my collection before being sold on eBay. They must have made the rounds!
Mervyn Mitton Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 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 ?
achern Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 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.
achern Posted April 13, 2012 Posted April 13, 2012 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 ?
Raz0504 Posted April 24, 2012 Posted April 24, 2012 (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 April 24, 2012 by Raz0504
achern Posted May 1, 2012 Posted May 1, 2012 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?
achern Posted May 7, 2012 Posted May 7, 2012 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?
achern Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 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.
Mervyn Mitton Posted July 15, 2012 Posted July 15, 2012 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
itchick0404 Posted June 12, 2014 Posted June 12, 2014 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
itchick0404 Posted June 12, 2014 Posted June 12, 2014 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?
achern Posted June 12, 2014 Posted June 12, 2014 Itchick0404, I'm sorry but they were sold nearly a year ago.
Mervyn Mitton Posted June 12, 2014 Posted June 12, 2014 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
christerd Posted June 12, 2014 Author Posted June 12, 2014 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
peter monahan Posted June 16, 2014 Posted June 16, 2014 Well done, Christerd. It's always good to hear a family getting back important memorial objects. Pity the medals are gone.
itchick0404 Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 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
christerd Posted June 23, 2014 Author Posted June 23, 2014 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
itchick0404 Posted April 24, 2017 Posted April 24, 2017 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)
christerd Posted April 25, 2017 Author Posted April 25, 2017 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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