JBFloyd Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Has anyone heard of the St. Helena Medal being given on a red/white/blue ribbon to wounded veteran officers? I've dealing with a case of "family history" and cannot find any documentary evidence to back up such an award. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 You will not find anything about this ribbon for the single reason it does not exist. Regards Bison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azyeoman Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Hi Jeff, Only the green and red ribbons are good ones... : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Not all, in fact. The WWI war cross ribbon is very similar. The original red stripes were raspberry and not really red. It is very common to find St. Helen medals with a WWI ribbon as a replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFloyd Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 Thanks. This confirms my own thoughts and research, but I was concerned that I may have missed some nuance in the regulations. Now I have to go back to the family and explain that "family history" is not always accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Many, many medals on the wrong ribbon over the last 100 years or so.... Have even seen Vets mount their own medals with the ribbons on the wrong medals.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azyeoman Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Not all, in fact. The WWI war cross ribbon is very similar. The original red stripes were raspberry and not really red. It is very common to find St. Helen medals with a WWI ribbon as a replacement. True, I've only got two or three of them with original ribbons; something worth getting as they look much different to the WWI CdeGs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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