notned Posted May 27, 2006 Posted May 27, 2006 (edited) Hello Gents,this little gem arrived today!Lovely parade mounted Widows Hindenburg CrossThe cross is marked .. O.10.Been searching a while for this one!They usually come in a Ladies Bow type of mount with a small safety pin..Enjoy! Edited May 27, 2006 by notned
notned Posted May 27, 2006 Author Posted May 27, 2006 And here is the reverse...Only want mounts with the felt backing...tidies it up so nicely!
Guest Rick Research Posted May 27, 2006 Posted May 27, 2006 Well, on a male's mounting this is actually a FATHER'S Cross.
notned Posted May 27, 2006 Author Posted May 27, 2006 Rick,Of course! you are entirely correct!Oh Why did I not think of this...?A proud old gent...who lost a son....Thanks for that..CheersPaul
Ed_Haynes Posted May 28, 2006 Posted May 28, 2006 The only one I have is up at http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=4129&st=2
peter monahan Posted May 28, 2006 Posted May 28, 2006 [On a related note: Canada has just awarded the "Cross of Service" (aka "Mother's Cross") to the HUSBAND of the first female Cdn soldier killed in combat sine WWI. She was an artillery captain, killed by an RPG in Afghanistan last week.R.I.P. Captain Nicola GoddardPeter
notned Posted May 28, 2006 Author Posted May 28, 2006 Thanks Bob! i just wanted to complete the set...Nice bars Jens!Ed, thats also a nice wee bar too! i wonder how the assembler deigned to make the Widows/Fathers cross's ribbon more prominent??? i would have thought that precedence would dictate the overlap sequence...Not that this is the first bar i have seen like this...I have even corrected one i have...because it looked way out of shape...( and it was easily done, with no damage in the process)I some cases i have seen this 'out of order ribbon overlapping in the case of a Hindenberg cross being added to the bar...most probably at the expense of a Kyffhauserbund medal...on one example it was plainly obvious as the metal bar attachment was of a completely different metal colour than the other 2 on the bar..Peter, thanks for the infoMy respects to Captain Goddards family, may she rest in peace.RegardsPaul
Paul R Posted May 29, 2006 Posted May 29, 2006 Beautiful bars everyone! The Widow's cross is the only one I am missing a mounted version of.
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