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oamotme Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Graf, Two groups...... 1st - Jaques Ehrsham 1917-2018, one time President of Singer France. 2nd - Captaine de Frigate Guillaume Auguste Fournage 1901-? Enjoy, Owain 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graf Posted June 20, 2023 Author Share Posted June 20, 2023 On 20/06/2023 at 02:47, oamotme said: Graf, Two groups...... 1st - Jaques Ehrsham 1917-2018, one time President of Singer France. 2nd - Captaine de Frigate Guillaume Auguste Fournage 1901-? Enjoy, Owain Very nice minis Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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oamotme Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Graf, This time some LdH groups with seniors UK & USA awards: LdH group with a British CBE & DFC plus a USA Air medal - senior WW2 French Air Force officer? LdH group with a USA Bronze Star - long serving French Officer/NCO wit Indo-China service? LdH group with USA Legion of Merit & UK KBE/CBE (missing ribbon device) - very senior WW2 French Officer with WW1 service? This group only has the orders and gallantry awards - no need for the campaign medals! Regards, Owain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graf Posted June 25, 2023 Author Share Posted June 25, 2023 10 hours ago, oamotme said: Graf, This time some LdH groups with seniors UK & USA awards: LdH group with a British CBE & DFC plus a USA Air medal - senior WW2 French Air Force officer? LdH group with a USA Bronze Star - long serving French Officer/NCO wit Indo-China service? LdH group with USA Legion of Merit & UK KBE/CBE (missing ribbon device) - very senior WW2 French Officer with WW1 service? This group only has the orders and gallantry awards - no need for the campaign medals! Regards, Owain Very nice. mini bars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Odin Mk 3 Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Just seen this group of minis belonging to a friend - her father earned them and started as a French Army Chef pre WWII. Can anyone tell me what the last medal is please. Not sure how he got the Order of the Black Star but have seen the paperwork for most of the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oamotme Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Odin, It is the T'ai Federation Order of Military Merit - see link below http://www.indochinamedals.com/tai_and_nung/index.html Kind regards, Owain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odin Mk 3 Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Thanks very much Owain. Unfortunately the friend only have a couple of the full size medals (Medaille Militaire and Order of the Black Star) and not the whole full size group Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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oamotme Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 Graf, Nice to see a bejewelled Legion of Merit - looks like a beautiful piece. Owain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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oamotme Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 (edited) Graf, Lovely detail. I attach another group - possibly to an inter-war diplomat with awards from Spain, Egypt, Serbia, Malta, Italy, Tunisia Romania, Belgium and again Romania. The purple edge stripes on the last award - Order of Cultural Merit, 1st Type (1931-40 King Carol II obverse) Knight 2nd class, indicates that it was awarded for literary merit. Owain Edited July 6, 2023 by oamotme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graf Posted July 6, 2023 Author Share Posted July 6, 2023 2 hours ago, oamotme said: Graf, Lovely detail. I attach another group - possibly to an inter-war diplomat with awards from Spain, Egypt, Serbia, Malta, Italy, Tunisia Romania, Belgium and again Romania. The purple edge stripes on the last award - Order of Cultural Merit, 1st Type (1931-40 King Carol II obverse) Knight 2nd class, indicates that it was awarded for literary merit. Owain Lovely group Pity i never went for groups or bars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Graf Posted July 6, 2023 Author Share Posted July 6, 2023 It is a pity it is not mine but a real Gem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graf Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share Posted July 7, 2023 6 hours ago, Graf said: It is a pity it is not mine but a real Gem I was offered this one and I hesitated ..and was sold to someone else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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oamotme Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Graf, Superb pieces. Another group - attributed to a Captain Marc Fluhr. I detail my notes - research below. Regards, Owain. 1. Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur - Officer, 4th Class National Order of the Legion of Honour 2. Croix de Guerre 1914-19 – War Cross 1914-18 with gilt, silver and bronze citation stars 3. Croix de Guerre des Théâtres d’Opérations Extérieurs – War Cross of Theatres of External Operations 4. Médaille Commémorative des Évadés 1914-18 – Escapees Medal 1914-18 5. Médaille Commémorative de la Guerre 1914-18 – War Commemorative Medal 1914-18 with clasp ENG VOL “Engagés Volontaires” (Committed Volunteers), 6. Croix Des Services Militaire Volontaire – 3rd Class Volunteers Military Service Cross 7. Annam – Order of Dragon – military award 1886-96, Commander (3rd Class) 8. Médaille d’Honneur du Ministère de l’Hygiène, de l’Assistance et de la Prévoyance Sociale – 3rd Class Medal of Honour of the Ministry of Health Assistance and Social Providence 9. Médaille d’Honneur du Ministère du Travail et de la Prévoyance Sociale – 3rd Class Medal of Honour of the Ministry of Labour and Social Providence 10. Belgium – Order of Leopold II – Knight (5th Class) 11. Belgium – Order of the Crown – Knight (5th Class) 12. Belgium - Croix de Guerre 1940-45 – War Cross 1940-45 This particular group of miniatures was purchased mounted in an old and decaying frame and stuck on the reverse was a faded typed note listing the miniatures under the heading: “Decorations du Capitaine Marc Fluhr, né le 28 Juillet 1888 à Thann (Haut Rhin)” (Decorations of Captain Marc Fluhr, born on 28 July 1888 in Thann (Upper Rhine)) Thann is a town located in the department of Haut-Rhin in the Alsace region the north east of France. It is to the northwest of Mulhouse near to the French Swiss border at Basel. Further to a search on the internet Marc Fluhr graduated in 1907, as one of thirty-seven graduates, from what is now known as the Ecole Nationale Superieure d’Ingenieurs Sud Alsace – an establishment which was set up in 1861 to train engineers for textile industry. His service during the Great War is self-evident from the awards he received and, if possible, deserves further research. It appears he was a volunteer and acted as an interpreter. Further internet research reveals that during Second World War, whilst living in Belgium, he had a link to the Belgian underground network which led resistance against the Nazi occupation. In Etienne Verhoeyen’s research on the Belgian resistance network in the Limoge area reference is made to Fluhr who, living in Brussels, was the Secretary-General of the French School, Boulevard Poincaré and Director of the French Chamber of Commerce. Fluhr is noted as being a Reserve Captain and an agent of the French 2nd Bureau and thus a point of contact for leading members of the Belgian resistance in the area. The 2nd Bureau was the French external military intelligence agency from 1871 to 1940. The research notes he was FFC (Forces Francaise Combattants) Captain for the Belgian ‘Mithridate’ network from early 1943. In a post-war declaration Fluhr confirms that he played a role in the French 2nd Bureau from before May 10, 1940 while living in Brussels. He had had an agent in Ostend and vaguely recalled that the 2nd Bureau installed a transmitter on an Ostend fishing boat. The inclusion of the 1940 Belgian War Cross with a Bronze palm indicating an Army level citation would infer that Fluhr’s work during the war was formally recognised. The Belgian orders may also be from this period. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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