Gunner 1 Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 Bill: Certainly is a one-of-a-kind Victory Medal with what appears to be a British War Medal suspension and a length of American Victory Medal ribbon!!
oliver860 Posted July 4, 2017 Posted July 4, 2017 Hello friends! Collection replenishment: 47452 STVDR BAOAL DIN. MESO. RYS. STVDR - who is this? Oliver
coldstream Posted July 4, 2017 Posted July 4, 2017 Oliver, Never seen this abbreviation before but my guess would be Stevedore, that is a Dock Worker or Labourer and may fit with the fact that your Man was employed on the Mesopotamia Railways. Will see what else I can turn up. Regards Simon
coldstream Posted July 4, 2017 Posted July 4, 2017 This link appears to confirm my earlier thoughts, if you scroll down you will find Stevedore. http://www.researchingww1.co.uk/indianarmyww1/indian-army-abbreviations Regards Simon
oliver860 Posted July 5, 2017 Posted July 5, 2017 Thanks, Simon! And who is this? W. SERVT SURGU B.M.P. Ward Servant ?
coldstream Posted July 5, 2017 Posted July 5, 2017 Your medal is shown as sold on 20th July 2014 where the description is indeed given as Ward Servant, Burma Military Police although I wonder what this task would have actually been within a Police Unit. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/indian-army-wwi-victory-medal-ward-541637723 Regards Simon
oliver860 Posted July 28, 2017 Posted July 28, 2017 Hello friends! I ask for advice! Is it type I? Yours faithfully
Gunner 1 Posted July 28, 2017 Posted July 28, 2017 What color is the solder that holds together the two ends of the suspension ring together? It is hard to determine from the photos.
oliver860 Posted July 28, 2017 Posted July 28, 2017 I do not see the color of the solder! That's why I'm asking! There are no other photos!
Gunner 1 Posted July 28, 2017 Posted July 28, 2017 oliver860: The photos are not of high enough resolution to determine which type you have. The characteristics that distinguish a Type 1 from a Type II British Victory Medal cannot be determined from the images you post.
oliver860 Posted August 6, 2017 Posted August 6, 2017 Hello! Before buying I want to know about # S4-091038 A.Cpl.R.Stockbridge, A.S.C. Perhaps it? Oliver
peter monahan Posted August 6, 2017 Posted August 6, 2017 He does not appear to be listed with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, so presumably he survived the War.
oliver860 Posted August 6, 2017 Posted August 6, 2017 Thank you! And when did he receive the Victory Medal?
Tony Posted August 8, 2017 Posted August 8, 2017 If you're looking at Brit WWI campaign medals you might also want to look here for Medal Index Cards http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1262 Ancestry's search engine is terrible but it's free so I shouldn't complain https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/1262/30850_A001491-02262?pid=5440763&backurl=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DCmT81%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3DMedalRolls%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Drobert%26gsfn_x%3D1%26gsln%3Dstockbridge%26gsln_x%3D1%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3Da9g%26pcat%3D39%26fh%3D0%26h%3D5440763%26recoff%3D9%2010%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=CmT81&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true He probably received his medals in the early 20s however, most service records were destroyed in WWII and those that survived aren't always in good condition so the exact date he received the VM is unknown.
Gunner 1 Posted August 8, 2017 Posted August 8, 2017 As Tony indicates, it is very difficult to determine when the BWM and VM were issued to British other ranks as the medal index cards and medal rolls for other ranks do not usually list the date of issue. On the other hand the medal index cards and medal rolls for British officers each give the date of issue. If the date of issue shown is prior to 1 January 1921 then the VM is most likely a Type I or Type IR; if the date of issue is on, or after, 1 January 1921 then the VM is almost always a Type II VM. I have seen a few VMs to other ranks which include a receipt form or the medal in the paperwork accompanying the issue of the medal which include the date of issue on the form. I think that I have mentioned this previously, but I have a number of blogs on the Orders and Medals Society of America website http://www.omsa.org/category/blog/british-post-1902/ that give extensive information on the various types of British Victory Medals, the naming on these medals and statistics on the numbers issued.
oliver860 Posted August 10, 2017 Posted August 10, 2017 Thank you! The seller can not make the best photos! I can not determine Type 1 or it is Type 2 Yours faithfully!
Ura87 Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 Hi to all. What is this clasp? Why it was worn, it should not be? It was a fashion?
Gunner 1 Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 The clasp on the Victory Medal is an unofficial clasp that has been added to the ribbon - there were no clasps issued for that medal.
Ura87 Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 The clasp on the Victory Medal is an unofficial clasp that has been added to the ribbon - there were no clasps issued for that medal. Thanks for the answer.
lambert Posted July 18, 2018 Posted July 18, 2018 The only allowed on the Vic British ribbon was the MID emblem.
oliver860 Posted January 14, 2022 Posted January 14, 2022 Hi! My recent purchase. Private of the 6th Battalion of British Somaliland Sincerely yours!
oliver860 Posted September 2, 2022 Posted September 2, 2022 Друзья! Приобрел медаль Победы и наткнулся на непонятную мне еще подпись! Подскажите как перевести подпись! Намюр мал с хукри абуш
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