Kev in Deva Posted February 16, 2011 Author Posted February 16, 2011 Picture 9 :- 23. 10. 1935 Kevin in Deva. :cheers:
Kev in Deva Posted February 16, 2011 Author Posted February 16, 2011 Picture 10 :- The rear is blank and undated. Picture 11 :- The rear of the card is Photographer stamped: EMIL FISCHER SIBIU. Fotograful Curtii Regale. Kevin in Deva :cheers:
Kev in Deva Posted February 16, 2011 Author Posted February 16, 2011 Cropped view of Picture 11:- Kevin in Deva. :cheers:
Kev in Deva Posted February 16, 2011 Author Posted February 16, 2011 (edited) Picture 12 :- Picture 13 :- Picture 14 :- Marked to the rear:- FOTO-ROIAE C. SILLADE Giurgiu. Picture 15 :- Ribbon Bar:- 1. Romanian Order of the Crown of Romania / Order of the Star of Romania with swords on Military Virtue ribbon. 2. Romanian Crusade against Communism ribbon with battle-bar. 3. Romanian Centenary Medal ribbon for King Carol / Peles Castle Commemorative Medal. Card marked to the rear:- STUDIO-FOTO STEFAN BARUA. In hand writing:- Lt. Donovici Nicolae. By the way its NOT the same man in pictures 13 & 14. Identification made name will be added later on. Kevin in Deva. :cheers: Edited February 21, 2011 by Kev in Deva
Kev in Deva Posted February 16, 2011 Author Posted February 16, 2011 (edited) Picture 16 :- Donovici Nicolae. Marked to the rear :- Fotografai ???? SALO BRULL CERNAUTI Picture 17 :- Donovici Nicolae. Photo marked to the rear:- FOTO-IOSEFOVICI GIURGIU. Kevin in Deva. :cheers: Edited February 17, 2011 by Kev in Deva
Kev in Deva Posted February 16, 2011 Author Posted February 16, 2011 Picture 18 :- Medal Bar:- 1. Romanian King Ferdinand Commemorative Medal. 2. Romanian Order of the Crown of Romania Peacetime / Civil type. 3. Romanian Queen Elizabeth Medical Merit Cross. 4. Romanian Cross of War for WW1. 5. Romanian Inter-Allied Victory Medal. Kevin in Deva. :cheers:
Kev in Deva Posted February 17, 2011 Author Posted February 17, 2011 (edited) The last pictures of THE DONOVICI FAMILY COLLECTION :- Picture 19 :- Donovici Nicolae. Unmarked to the rear. Picture 20 :- Medal bar:- 1. Romanian Order of the Crown of Romania with swords on Military Virtue ribbon. 2. Romanian Order of the Star of Romania on Military Virtue ribbon. The others I can only speculate:- 3. ? 4. Romanian Balkan Campaign Medal. 5. ? 6. ? Rear of the card. Kevin in Deva. :cheers: Edited February 17, 2011 by Kev in Deva
Kev in Deva Posted February 17, 2011 Author Posted February 17, 2011 (edited) Picture 18 Two Romanian medals fit this shape The Military Merit / Credible Service Medal (Civil/Peacetime version) and the Romanian King Carol Centenary Medal. I would be inclined to think its the later. Kevin in Deva. :cheers: Edited March 9, 2011 by Kev in Deva
Kev in Deva Posted February 17, 2011 Author Posted February 17, 2011 (edited) Picture 19 Close-up of ribbon bar:- 1.Romanian Order of the Star - Order of the Crown on Military Virtue Ribbon (Or Cross of Military Virtue) 2. Romanian Cross of War for WW1 (strangely if so, I would have expected to see more medal ribbons being worn.) Nothing on the rear of the card. Edited March 9, 2011 by Kev in Deva
Kev in Deva Posted February 22, 2011 Author Posted February 22, 2011 (edited) Picture 20 I was lucky enough to acquire this picture on Saturday (19. 01. 2011) while in Brasov. While a Romanian, at least 2 A-H awards are being worn. Medal Bar (at least 10, possibly 12 awards):- 1. Romanian Order of the Crown of Romania, Civil / Peacetime model. 2. Romanian Credible Service Medal, Civil Model. 3. Romanian 1877 War of Independence Victory Medal. 4. Unknown at this point in time. 5. Unknown at this point in time. 6. Imperial Austrian Hungarian Merit Cross without Crown 7. Unknown at this point in time. 8. Unknown at this point in time. 9. Unknown at this point in time. 10.Unknown at this point in time. Medals under the bar:- 1. Imperial Austrian Hungarian Merit Cross with Crown. 2. Romanian 1906 Jubilee of King Carol I Medal. 3. Romanian Centenary Medal for King Carol I. He also appears to be sporting a small token/medal in his top button-hole. Kevin in Deva. :beer: Edited March 9, 2011 by Kev in Deva
Kev in Deva Posted March 9, 2011 Author Posted March 9, 2011 (edited) Picture 21 A Group of Boy Scout Officers, many sporting military ribbons as some possibly saw service in World War 1 as teenagers. Close-up showing awards and the belt buckle specific to the Scouts. Under magnification the medal worn by the gentleman with the mustache on the left of the picture is a Romanian Medical Merit award. Also of particular interest is the lady wearing a white beret, she is an officer of the Sentinels organisation. The style of the male uniforms puts me in mind of the "Baden Powell" look which is very familiar to anybody connected with scouting. The rear as a penned notation:- "21 May 1936 Bucharest." Kevin in Deva. :cheers: Edited March 9, 2011 by Kev in Deva
Kev in Deva Posted March 9, 2011 Author Posted March 9, 2011 (edited) Picture 22 A Dapper Gent sporting the Romanian Order of the Crown of Romania, Civil Model. And in Picture 23 same Gent. his awards upgraded to:- 1. Romanian Order of the Star of Romania with swords. 2. Romanian Order of the Crown of Romania (even though on a Civil ribbon it clearly has swords. 3. Romanian Service Cross for 18 - 25 years in the Civil Service. 4. Romanian 100 Centenary of King Carol I Medal. Kevin in Deva. :cheers: Edited March 9, 2011 by Kev in Deva
Kev in Deva Posted March 9, 2011 Author Posted March 9, 2011 (edited) Picture 24 A young Romanian Military WW1 veteran on his wedding day. 1. Romanian Cross of War for WW1 with 3 battle bars. 2. Romanian Inter-Allied Victory Medal for WW1. This stripe indicates having been wounded in action as opposed to a service stripe as far as I can find out. The sword with knot tucked away and nearly out of sight. Kevin in Deva. :cheers: Edited March 9, 2011 by Kev in Deva
Kev in Deva Posted March 9, 2011 Author Posted March 9, 2011 Picture 25 Interesting if not rare picture of a member of the Romanian Fire-Brigade Artillery. The rear of the card:- BENACH FOTOGRAF TURDA, Str. Reg. Ferdinand 46. Kevin in Deva :cheers:
Kev in Deva Posted March 11, 2011 Author Posted March 11, 2011 (edited) :jumping: Picture 26 Picture 27 Picture 28 Not identified on the pictures, but verbally identified as Captain Nicolescu Constantin, who ended up a Lieutenant-General in the Romanian Military (1887 – 1972) Short Bio:- 1941 - 1943 General Officer Commanding Capital Military Command 1943 - 1944 General Officer Commanding 4th Army 1943 - 1944 General Officer Commanding V Corps 1944 In the Reserve 1944 - 1947 Head Royal Military Household 1948 Retired 1948 Arrested 1948 Condemned to 7 years imprisonment Released in 1955 I was extremely lucky in recently acquiring General Nicolescu Constantin Officers sword for a friend in Deva, the seller later gave me the pictures and a compass that belonged to him as well. Kevin in Deva :beer: Edited March 11, 2011 by Kev in Deva
Kev in Deva Posted May 9, 2011 Author Posted May 9, 2011 (edited) Picture 29:- Bandsman 87th Regiment judging by the cloth numbers on the cap and the eppulette insignia. Lyre Insignia. Dated to 1931 Kevin in Deva. :cheers: Edited May 9, 2011 by Kev in Deva
Kev in Deva Posted May 9, 2011 Author Posted May 9, 2011 (edited) Picture 30:- While not in military uniform his medal array is very interesting:- Close-up, left to right: 1. Romanian Medical Sanitary Cross, 2. Austrian Merit Cross. 3. Austrian but what? Rear of card Brasov 2 May 1925 Kevin in Deva. :cheers: Edited May 9, 2011 by Kev in Deva
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