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Some bits and pieces from my small collection
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Large civilian ribbon bar for Prussian native. This is one of my oldest!
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]- Order of the Red Eagle, (Rote Adler Orden)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]- Order of the crown (Kronenorden)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]- Commemorative Medal for the Franco-Prussian War 1870/71, non combatants (Kriegsdenkmünze 1870/71 Nichtkämpfer)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]- Commemorative Cross for 1866, non-combatants (Erinnerungskreuz 1866 für Nichtkämpfer) (RARE!)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]- Kaiser Wilhelm I Centenary Medal (Kaiser Wilhelm I Zentenarmedaille) 1897[/FONT]
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Some of my Japanese medals (I like pre 1939 stuff)
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]1. Sino-Japan War Medal 1894-95 (got from Dublin)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]2. Russo – Japan War Medal 1904-1905 I have it with the original box and award certificate to NCO.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]3. 1914-1920 War Medal[/FONT]
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[FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Austrian Commemorative Jubilee Medal for the Armed Forces (Jubiläums-Erinnerungsmedaille für die bewaffnete Macht), 1898[/FONT][/FONT]
Bought it from the collector's fair in Belfast two weeks ago.:cool:
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Thanks Dub for your comment!;) I will try to get more my British stuff posted up soon. I must say at the moment I am totally unorganised, and all the scans, pictures, etc are all over the places - not like I use to be
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[FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Prussia Commemorative Medal for the Combatants of 1813-1815 (Erinnerungs-Kriegsdenkmünze für die Kämpfer von 1813-1815), 1863 [/FONT][/FONT]
Prussia Napoleonic war medals are pretty hard to pick up (I sold mine few months ago and looking bouth types now again) but veteran's 1863 medal is even more scarse!
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Something rare from Napoleonic Wars...
Hessen Kassel 1814/15 Commemorative Medal (Hessen Kassel Kriegsdenkmünze für 1814-1815)
One of the oldest medal what I have from Napoleonic Wars period - small state Hessen-Kassel (1815-1866). It was first actually part of French satelite state Westphalia kingdom (1807-1813) but Russian cossacs liberated this area in 1813 September.
Medal was established by king Wilhelm II on the 14th March 1821 for a Hessen-Kassel soldiers who took part of the battles during the period 1814-15 and accrossed Rhine. There is text on the rim “AUS EROBERTEM GESCHÜT” what means that this piece is made from the metal of captured cannons.
There was only one Division from that state under general Von Engelhardt command.
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[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Baden Military Field Service decoration with the clasp 1870-1871 ([/FONT][FONT=Arial, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Felddienst-Auszeichnung)[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]This medal was instituted on 27th January 1836 by Baden Grand Duke Leopold and [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]was awarded as a general service medal and for specific campaigns.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]On 7 September 1866 Grand Duke Friedrich I instructed that, the clasps for the ribbon were awarded to denote the campaign concerned. It was awarded retrospectively for campaigns as far back as the Napoleonic Wars of 1805 and was last issued in 1871 and there were 18 different bars in all. Mine is with the bar 1870-1871 what means that the owner of this medal served in Franco-Prussian war on the field in the [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Combined Württemberg-Baden Corps ([/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Kombiniertes Württembergisch-Badisches Korps[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]) what was part of the 3rd Army, under command of Prussian Crown Prince [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Frederick III.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Oldenburg, House Order of Peter Friedrich Ludwig ([/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Haus und Verdienstorden von Herzog Peter Friedrich Ludwig[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif])[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]. Silver Honor Cross 2nd class.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]The order was founded by Grand Duke Friedrich August of Oldenburg on [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]27th November 1838.[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] Honor Cross was created by Grand Duke Friedrich only on 18th February 1910. It was the house order of Oldenburg, awarded for services to the state and to the royal household. [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Associated with the order were honor crosses for lower-ranking military personnel and civilians. The honor crosses were in gold, silver and iron. [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Suppressed in 1918, the medal had a life of just eight years and records indicate that only 1,537 2nd class awards were made.[/FONT]
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British and Turkish Crimean War medals (1854-1856).
British medal has been regimentally impressed for a soldier from 14th Regiment of Foot (West Yorkishire Regiment). With the "Sebastopol" clasp.
and some information about the guy (more about him should be find and text corrected:D):
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Quartermaster Sergeant John Greaney (1837 – 1xxx)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Crimean War Medal (1854-1856)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Medal has been regimentally impressed to; J.GREANY Nr. 3294 14TH REGT.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Medal has one clasp out of five (four) – Sebastopol (The Siege of Sevastopol (sometimes rendered "Sebastopol") was a major siege during the Crimean War, lasting from September 1854 until September 1855) (1)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Crimean War Medal role provides his full name John Greaney under regimental number 3294. Future research using name “Greany” didn’t gave any results on the Ancestry web page and on the National Archive.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]However, after finding his Service Records (W.O. Form 83), which verify that the second name Greaney is correct and his Crimean War Medal is stamped incorrectly.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]The regiment was raised by Sir Edward Hales in 1685 by order of King James II. One of the nine new regiments of foot, raised to meet the Monmouth rebellion it was termed Hales's Regiment. In 1694 the regiment took precedence as the 14th Regiment of Foot. In 1855 the Regiment served in the Crimean war. In 1876 the Prince of Wales, presented new Colours to the 1st Battalion and conferred on the 14th the honoured title of "The Prince of Wales's Own".[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]During 1880 the British army saw major changes, The "Childers Reforms". The 14th Regiment of Foot was given the title "The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)" (2).[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]John Greaney[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]John Greaney was born in Limerick, St.John’s Parish in 1837. John lists his trade as a laborer and he was Roman Catholic.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Referring to the medical check up, he was 5 feet and 7 inches tall, eyes hazel and hair brown. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]He enlisted to the 1st Battalion of 14th Regiment of Foot on the 14th February 1854 at the age of 17 years.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]After his additional training he was sent to the Crimean War where his regiment took part conquer of Sevastopol what was one of the major siege during the Crimean War, lasting from September 1854 until September 1855. John Greaney stayed in Crimea and Ionian (Corfu) islands for 2 years and 10 months.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]During that period he held a rank as a private and his service must be outstanding because he received Good Conduct pay 1st February 1861 and 19 March 1862.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]1st September 1863 he got promoted to the rank Paymaster Sergeant and he held this grade next 1 year and 199 days until 17th August 1863. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Then he got promotion on the 18th August 1864 when he was made Sergeant and after 1 year and 164 days of service (13th October 1866) he received a rank Colour Sergeant. His last promotion took place 14th October 1873 when he received a rank Quartermaster Sergeant.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]His service was superior all the time without the penalties or court martial punishments. Instead he received extra Good Conduct pay 14th February 1868 and 14th February 1873. On the 14th March 1874 he was granted a Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct and £5 pay.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]During his service, he served abroad in total 18 years and 2 months;[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Malta 4 years and 2 months[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Crimea and Ionian (Corfu) islands 2 years and 10 months[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]West Indies 4 years and 2 months[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]East Indies 7 years [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]John Greaney discharged from active service 1876 at age of 39. On the 19th April 1876 he was awarded a Pension of 2/3 a day for service in the 14th Foot.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]He moved back to Ireland and attended to the 2nd Brigade South Irish Division Royal Artillery, The Fort Kinsale (Charles Fort) in Co. Cork, where he continued his service as a Pay Master Sergeant from the 18th May 1877. Kinsale Fort, on the east side of Kinsale Harbour, was a coast defence fort with accommodation for 16 officers and 332 men (6).[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]During that time he married at the 1877 with his wife Maria Greaney (born 1845 in Cork) and their first child Mary Greaney born 1879 in Macroom where they most likely lived first. Greaney’s family next child George Greaney born 1882 in Kinsale.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]After 6 years and 90 days in service with the Auxiliary Forces, he discharged in consequence of his having found medically unfit for future service at 15th August 1883.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Total service towards engagement to 15th August 1883 he had 37 years.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]After retirement from the army, Greaney’s family moved to 31 Leah Terrace, London Bridge Road in Dublin, where John worked as a Office Keeper in the Lower Castle Yard (Royal Exchange) in the city centre. His wife Maria worked as a dress maker. Also 1886 they got a third child to the family, who got his father’s name - John Greaney.[/FONT]0 -
After his service John Greaney was entitled to:
Crimean War Medal (1854-1856)
Turkish Crimean War Medal
Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
Reference:
(1) Siege of Sevastopol
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Sevastopol_(1854%E2%80%931855)
(2) 14th Regiment of Foot
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Yorkshire_Regiment
(3) Quartermaster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regimental_Quartermaster_Sergeant
(4) Charles Fort
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Fort_(Ireland)
(5) The National Archive of Ireland
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/
(6) British military Barracks Co.Cork
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[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Prussian Campaign Medal for 1813-1814, (Kriegs-Denkmünze für 1813-1814)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]The Napoleonic Wars were the beginning of the modern campaign medal era in which everyone regardless of rank got a medal. The large numbers of soldiers on all sides was unprecedented.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Prussian medals would have issued 326,316 medals alone. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]The medal was instituted by King Friedrich Wilhelm III at Frankfurt-am-Main on 24 December 1813 and amended on 3 October 1815 to be awarded to ‘all warriors who without exception, whether in the field or before a fortress, truly fought and uncompromisingly did their duty throughout this current conflict’ (‘jeden Krieger ohne Ausnahme, der im Felde oder vor einer Festung wirklich mitgefochten und der während der Dauer des jetzigen Krieges seinen Pflichten treugeblieben ist’). The medal exists with the dates ‘1813, ‘1814’, 1813/1814’ and ‘1815’ and with square and rounded ends to the cross. Prussia was a key member of the coalition that fought Napoleonic France and its allies, culminating with victory at Waterloo on 18 June 1815. Medal has been made from the captured cannons (the edge impressed “aus erobertem geschutz”).[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Württemberg Campaign Medal for 2 Campaigns 1793-1815 (Kriegsdenkmünze für die Feldzuge 1793-1815)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]The medal was founded by King Wilhelm I on January 1, 1840 for all officers, military officials, non-commissioned officers, and soldiers, who in Wurttemberg service participated in a campaign and thereby “had either entered the theatre of operations or at least crossed the hostile border”.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]The dies for this medal were made by Gottlob August Dietelbach (1806 – 1870). The medals were struck at the Stuttgart Mint from bronze smelted from captured cannon.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]There are at least two die variations known. On the ribbon binding the bottom of the wreath are the initials “A D” for August Dietelbach. This indicates that this was a later die-type.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]On the reverse of this medal is a shield with three upper points, with small lion’s or dog’s heads (they have been described as either in existing literature) at both outer points. At the centre point of the shield is an ornamentation composed of leaves. At the centre of this shield is the inscription “für/treuen Dienst/in/zwei/feldzügen.” (For faithful service in two campaigns). Behind the shield are two crossed swords with their blades pointing downward. Draped from the sword blades are what appear to be ribbon ornamentations.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]This medal is 30mm in diameter and has been gilded. Gilding was a rather common practice for officers of this period as one didn’t have to polish the medal to keep it looking proper once it was gilded. The gilding was privately done at the cost of the recipient. At the top of the medal is a suspension eyelet soldered to the edge of the medal. Through this eyelet passes an un-fused ribbon ring.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Prior to the end of November 1840, a total of 9,796 war veterans had received the medal for two campaigns. Altogether, 26,686 medals for various campaigns were known to be struck.[/FONT]
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Working with my collection at the moment, so why not to post up few random pictures here as well;)
Imperial Germany ribbon bar from war period because field gray on the reverse and lack of Hindenburg Cross.
1. Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eiserne Kreuz, II Klasse)
2. Long Service award (Dienstauszeichnung)
3. Africa campaign medal (Südwestafrika-Denkmünze)
4. Prussian General Honour Award Cross (des Allgemeinen Ehrenzeichens)
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And some random British bars again...
1. Military Medal, BEM (most likely), Victory Medal, British War Medal
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]2. General Service Medal, Korea Medal, UN Korea Medal, LS&GC Medal[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]3. DSO, 1914 or 14/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]4. British War Medal and LS&GC Medal[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]5. ISO or ISM, Royal Naval Reserve LS&GC Medal, War Medal 1939-45, Defence Medal[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]6. 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, Cadet Forces Medal (I haven't seen this medal on the ribbon bar before!)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]7. Ambulance or Police LS&GC Medal, Coronation medal 1953[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]8. Naval LS&GC Medal, Naval General Service Medal, War Medal 1939-45, Pacific Star with the rosette (British uniform regulations stipulated that Burma Star would not be awarded to a recipient of the Pacific Star. Subsequent entitlement to the Burma Star was denoted by the award of the Burma Star clasp)[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Order of the Cross of the Eagle, Golden Cross (Kotkaristi Kuldrist)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Established 17th February 1928 by the Estonian Defence League and it was adopted 13th September 1936 as a state order. It was awarded in civil and military divisions (swords added).[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Order of the Cross of the Eagle, Golden Cross was awarded between 1928-1939 583 times (580 Estonians and 3 Swedish).[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Bavaria civil servant two place medal bar[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]- King Ludwig Cross [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]- Luitpold Cross for 40 years’ State and Community Service[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]King Ludwig Cross ([/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]König Ludwig-Kreuz[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif])[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]The Cross was instituted by King Ludwig III on 7 January 1916 to be a commemorative sign and recognition of thanks for those persons who during this war have performed with particular merit for the army or for the general welfare of the homeland through official and voluntary activities.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Central medallion bearing the head of King Ludwig III facing left from the portrait by Professor Bleeker. The reverse with an oval central medallion bearing the date “7. I.1916” imposed on the lozenges of the Bavarian arms.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]The Cross was cast in the Royal Bavarian Mint in Munich and was originally of blackened iron but in the later stages of the war, as a result of shortages of strategic materials, zinc was substituted.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Luitpold Cross for 40 years’ State and Community Service ([/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Luitpoldkreuz für 40 Dienstjahre im Staats- und Gemeindedienst[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif])[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]The Cross was instituted by Prince Regent Luitpold on 24 February 1911 in association with his 90th birthday on 12 March 1911 for all those who had completed forty years in loyal and honourable service to Court, State, Church or Local Government.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]The obverse with a central circular medallion bearing the head of Prince Regent Leopold facing left circumscribed “LUITPOLD PRINZ-REGENT VON BAYERN”. The reverse with a circular central medallion inscribed ‘FÜR EHREN-VOLLE VIERZIG DIENSTES-JAHRE’ (for forty years’ honourable service), the Bavarian crown on the upper arm, the left, right and lower arms bearing the date ‘12’ ‘MÄRZ’ ‘1911”.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]The Cross was struck at the Royal Mint in Munich and suppressed in 1918.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]This cross was also called “haemorrhoid cross”.[/FONT]
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one quick "jump" to South-America...
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Silver Military Medal (Medalha Militar)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]The medal was created[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]by Decree[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]No.[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]4238[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]on[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] 15th [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]November 1901 (and amended 22nd May 1958) for good[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]services to[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] active duty [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]officers and enlisted men[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]of the Army[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif], [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Navy[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]and[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Brazilian Air Force[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif].[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]The medal is awarded to soldiers who completed [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]distinguished service over period of time. Can’t be awarded to the member of Armed Force, who had been disciplinary punished.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Award is five-pointed ball-tipped star imposed on wreath of coffee and tobacco leaves, the upper arm with a loop for ribbon suspension; the face with a circular central medallion with the stars of the Southern Cross encircled by a ring of five-pointed stars. The reverse inscribed “DECRETO DE 15 DE NOVEMBRO DE 1901”[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Clasp on the ribbon indicates period of time, what for medal has been awarded: bronze for 10 years, silver for 20 years, gold for 30 years, golden platinum for 40 years and platinum for 50 years of service.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Issue most likely by Randal from Rio de Janeiro[/FONT]
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and back to Germany... something rare:
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Hanseatic League Napoleonic Wars Military medal, 1813-1814 in silver ([/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Gemeinsame Kriegsdenkmünze für die Hanseatische Legion 1815[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif])[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]This medal was established by Council resolutions of the Senate of the three Hanseatic cities;[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]9th March 1815 Hamburg Senate
31st March 1815 Bremen Senate
7th June 1815 Lübeck Senate[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Medal was issued to the members of the Hanseatic Legion or active militia, which have been during the liberation wars in the field (1813-14).[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]The medal was made [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]by [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Gottfried Bernhard Loos (1774-1843) [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]in Berlin.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]On the obverse there is three Hanseatic cities coat of arms: Bremen, Lübeck and Hamburg (left to right). Behind foliage and semi-circular text: “Gott war mit uns” (God was with us). On the lower part, there is a maker stamp “Loos”.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]On the reverse circular text around the edge: “Hanseatic Legion” and Lübeck Bremen and Hamburg. In the middle text: “Dem Vaterländischen Kampfe 1813 – 1814 zum Andenken” (The Patriotic fight 1813 – 1814 in memory). On the bottom there is Malta Cross (Johanniter Cross).[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]There were only 800 (different source 720) medals in silver and 12 made [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]in gold. [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]The silver medals cost 1 Thaler 16 Groschen each at this time.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]After liberation by Allied forces in 1813, the Towns raised the Hanseatic Legion, comprising two infantry battalions from Hamburg and one each from Bremen and [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Lübeck[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]. In all, 1,710 men from Hamburg, 750 from Bremen and 540 from [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Lübeck[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] joined the Legion and subsequently fought at the decisive battle of Waterloo under the command of Graf (later Fürst) Generalfeldmarschall Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. [/FONT]
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Hi Phaethon - I like that Napoleonic medal very much - never seen it before actually so thanks for posting.
I would love to have a Napoleonic medal of any sort but they are very expensive as there is great interest and demand. If you have any tips on where to find one - please send me a pm
Waterloo is a battlefield I have visited at least four times over the last couple of years, very impressive to walk that ground and it has not changed much since the battle (outside the lion mound).
I do have some rounds that were fired in the battle, farmers turn them up while ploughing every year. In the Napoleonic HQ, there is a small brickwork structure or "ossuary" where they put any bones or remains that still turn up to this day.0 -
Have been busy (read: lazy) last weeks with the posting, so I try to make it up coming days!;)
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[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Silver Medal of Merit (Silberne Verdienstmedaille) from Baden, (1908-1916)[/FONT]
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1887 Jubilee (Metropolitan Police) Medal
Issued to all ranks of the Metropolitan and City of London Police and selected civilian staff to celebrate the Jubilee on 21st June 1887. Clasps for the 1897 Jubilee q.v. were issued to recipients of this medal still serving ten years later. Awarded total to Metropolitan Police 14,000. I don't know many with the "1897" clasps.
Mine was awarded to Police Constable W.Hibberd, T Divn. (naming PC W.HIBBERD.T.DIVN.)
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Last tonight...[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Patrick Nee (1897 - 21 Mar 1918)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Private[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Royal Irish Rifles Regimental number 7874[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Royal Irish Regiment Regimental number 18231[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]British War Medal named to [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]“7874 PTE. P.NEE. R.I.RIF”[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Patrick Nee was born in Co. Galway, Newvillage, Oughterard in 1897. He, his younger brother John and sister Mary was raised by step parents Thomas and Bridget Shaughessy, who had 7 children themselves. Probably they were related to Bridget who’s second name was formerly Nee as well but she had been married 20 years by 1911 and they had twins the same age as John Nee (2). They were Roman Catholic’s and their trade was listed on the Irish Census as farmers (herd) (10).[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Because of his age at the beginning of the Great War, Patrick most likely enlisted in the New Army (often referred to as Kitchener's Army) [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]which [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]came into being up on 6th[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]August 1914 by direction of parliament and then the minister for War, Field Marshal Earl Kitchener. Each man would sign up for new "general service" terms of three years or the duration of the war (whichever was the longer) and would agree to serving anywhere the army needed them. On 6 August Parliament sanctioned an increase of 500,000 men of all ranks (12/13/14).[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]His brother John Nee enlisted in the Royal Irish Regiment 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif],[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] on the 16th August 1917 from Galway.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Because he has made a misstatement at his age on enlistment, he was discharged after 50 days of service; he was only 16 years old at this time (11).[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Patrick Nee, being aged 17 or18 on the end of 1914, was accepted as fit for the Army and he enlisted at[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Dublin as a private in the [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]2nd Battalion[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif],[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] Royal Irish Rifles[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]. His regimental number is recorded as[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif][/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]7874[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif].[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]The 2nd Battalion was part of 7th Brigade in 3rd Division and saw action from 14th August 1914, when they landed in Rouen. 8th October 1915 all 7th Brigade was transferred to 25th Division. 26th October 1915 Battalion was transferred to 74th Brigade in the same Division. 13th November 1917 transferred to 108th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division and absorbed with the 7th Battalion (17).[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Medal role indicates that at some point, Patrick was transferred over to the [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]7th Battalion[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif], [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Royal Irish Rifles[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]. However, it is impossible to say when he joined the 2nd or 7th Battalion in[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]the field and when he had his first combat experience, because his service record is not at[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]the National Archive.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]The [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]7th (Service) Battalion Royal Irish Rifles[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif], formed in Belfast in September, 1914, was in the 48th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division. It spent practically the first year of its existence at Mallow, Co. Cork, and Ballyvonare Camp, where it had an excellent training-ground in the Ballyhoura Mountains (16).[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Private Patrick Nee was moved again, joining [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]“B” Company[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif], of the newely formed [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Royal Irish Regiment[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]. His new regimental number is recorded as [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]18231[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif].[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]This Battalion was formed in France, on the 1st September 1917, from the dismounted 1st and 2nd South Irish Horse regiments. Additional men came from The Royal Dublin Fusiliers, The Royal Irish Rifles, The Royal Irish Regiment, North Irish Horse[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]s[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif], Royal Field Artillery and the Cyclist Corps amongst others.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]He was probably moved to this unit at its[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]formation or straight just after the 2nd Battalion was absorbed into the 7th Battalion of The Royal Irish Rifles but it has been impossible to confirm this fact.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]The 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion was posted to 49th Infantry Brigade in 16th (Irish) Division at Ervillers on the 14 October 1917 and saw action soon after this. A look at the list of the[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]war dead shows 21 men recorded, as Killed in Action on 12th December 1917 with[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]a further 9 dying from[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]wounds by the end of the month (6/7).[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Private Patrick Nee and many of his comrades met their ultimate fate,[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]when, on the [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]21st March 1918[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] the battalion was caught in the maelstrom of the [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]German Kaiserschlacht (Kaiser's Battle) offensive[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] (8). The Official History records that, "2 Companies of 7th Royal Irish Regiment, posted in forward zone, suffered terribly; not a man succeeded in escaping.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]According to the War Diary of 49th Infantry Brigade the battalion strength on 30th March 1918 was 1 officer and 34 other ranks. The battalion strength on 20th March is not known but a sister battalion (2nd Royal Irish Regiment) in the brigade had a strength of 18 officers and 514 men before the battle and 1 officer and 31 other ranks on 30th March (7).[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]What exactly happened on the 21st March 1918, is possible to find out from 7th Battalion War Diary:[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]7th (SIH) Bn, Royal Irish Regt War Diaries. September 1917 to May 1918 - 21.03.1918[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]21st March 1918[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]4.30am. The enemy opened a heavy bombardment mostly with gas shells lasting about 4 hours. The morning was very foggy.
8.30am. The enemy attacked and broke through A &C Coys and reached RONSOY VILLAGE before S & B Coys were aware that the attack had commenced. [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]No one of A & B Coys got back to the rest of the Battn, either being killed or taken prisoners[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]. The enemy had practically surrounded the village before HQ and S & B Coys were aware of it, as he had broken through the Division on the right. At this time all the Officers, with the exception of Capt Bridge had become casualties, also the majority of other ranks. The remainders were ordered to withdraw and fought their way back to ST EMILIE where they arrived about 7pm. The strength then was 1 Officer and about 40 Other Ranks which included 5608 Sergt Maloney and 7683 Corpl Harrison. About 9pm. the Battn was relieved by a Battn of the 39th Division, and moved back to VILLERS FAUCON [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif](4).[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Patrick Nee medal role entry indicates that he was MIA (Missing in Action) and was pronounced KIA (Killed in Action) from 21st March 1918 (?).[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Those soldiers who were missing and presumed dead are listed on the major memorials in the theatres of war; in this way every man is commemorated even if no trace was ever found of his physical remains. Patrick Nee’s name is listed on the [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Pozieres Memorial, Grave/Memorial, Panel 30 and 31[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] (2/3). He was 21 years old.[/FONT]
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Today's pick up from Dublin... Visit to Ireland Medal, 1911.
Granted to prominent civic dignitaries and members of the Irish police forces involved in the royal visit to Ireland which took place on 7th July 1911. Designed by Sir Bertram McKennal. Awarded in total 2,477 medals.
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Thomas Hargroves (1886- 1918)
Corporal
● Royal Dublin Fusiliers
● Royal Irish Regiment
Victory Medal named to “ 25923 CPL T.HARGROVES R. D. FUS.”
Royal Dublin Fusiliers regimental number 25923
Royal Irish Regiment regimental number 18254
Thomas Hargroves Medal Index Card provides his first service number as 25923 with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers and second regimental number after transfer to the Royal Irish Regiment (regimental number 18254). His only entitlements listed on the card:
- Victory Medal (Roll 17/10/B6 Page 906).
- British War Medal (Roll 17/10/B6 Page 906)
Thomas Hargroves
Thomas Hargroves was born in Cappoley, Kilcolmanbane, Queen's County (now County Laois) as a son of John and Lizzie on the 1886. Their family listed their trade as farmers.
He also had two younger brothers William and John and three younger sisters – Lizzie, Ellen Jane and Mary Anne. They were all Roman Catholic’s.
After finishing school, some time before 1911 Thomas moved to Cork and worked in the Prison Service as a Warden in Prison. He was not married at this time (4).
After the war broke out a New Army (often referred to as Kitchener's Army) battalions where put together, where each man would sign up for new "general service" terms of three years or the duration of the war (whichever was the longer) and would agree to serving anywhere the army needed them.
Thomas Hargroves enlisted to 10th battalion at the Royal Dublin Fusiliers from Cork recruitment depot (regimental number 25923) after 11th February 1916, when the 10th Battalion (The “Commercial” Pals) was formed in Dublin (8/10).
By the time the battalion were formed, they were only around 600 men. The Battalion was split into 4 companies, A, B, C, and D and they were first located at Royal Barracks (now Collins Barracks) gathering recruits and starting to train the men.
Easter Rising - Monday 24th April
The rebellion started at noon on Monday 24th April. In Royal Barracks when the fighting started on Monday 24th April. The DMP phoned the Military HQ at Parkgate at 12.10 to say that the Castle was under attack by armed Sinn Feiners. Col Cowan then ordered men from Royal, Richmond and Portobello Barracks to march to the relief of the Castle.
The 10th Battalion of the Royal Dublin Fusilers were training at the Royal barracks on the Quays. Around noon rifle shots were heard from the city, and on hearing the bugle alarm call, orders were given for troops to be equipped and armed. A party of men from A Company were marched out of the barracks first, following men from B Company, in order to secure positions in the Dublin city.
During the Easter Rising 10th Battalion casualties was as follows: 2 officers killed and 6 wounded, plus 9 Other Ranks killed and 28 wounded.
Source - No. 8
After that tragic events in Dublin, his battalion was moved to England in August 1916 and was surprisingly attached to he 190th Brigade under Brigadier General W.C.G.Heneker in 63rd (Royal Naval) Division. 19th August 1916 they landed in Le Havre.
They got their first combat experience in the Battle of the Ancre (Launched on 13 November 1916) where they attacked with 24 officers and 469 other ranks, 241 men became casualties.
Source - No. 8
The next large assault what they took part was the assault on Gavrelle Village on the April 1917.
The War Diary of the 10th Royal Dublin Fusiliers for April 1917 records that the battalion left its billets in Magnicourt in buses at 10am on the morning of 14th April, arriving at Arras at 3.30pm. And then marched on to St Catherine, moving up to the trenches at 6pm, in the "Balleul Gavrelle Sector".
The village of Gavrelle was held by the German 66th Würtenburger Fusiliers and was attacked on the 15th April. This attack by the 10th Battalion RDF was unsuccessful suffering casualties of 5 Officers and 80 other ranks. They were relieved in the front trenches by the 4th Bedfords at 6am on the 16th April, and withdrew to the reserve trenches. They suffered heavy shelling whilst in the Blue, Green and Brown line trenches over the next few days with 2 officers plus 5 other ranks killed on 21st April and a further 12 other ranks killed or wounded on 22nd April. The 10th Battalion were in reserve during the main attack on 23rd and 24th April and did not feature in this fighting.
Source - No. 8
Next big change to the Battalion took place on the 23rd June 1917, when they were moved to 48th Brigade in 16th (Irish) Division (9).
As a part of the Irish Division, 10th Battalion saw action in the battle of Cambrai 20th November 1917, where the 16th Division, attacking on a three-brigade front, was assigned the task of capturing a 2,000 yard section of the trench network. On the right flank of the Irishmen, 3rd Division's 9th Brigade was detailed to capture an additional 800 yards.
In the centre, 10th and 2nd Royal Dublin Fusiliers headed the attack of the 48th Brigade. The advance here was so rapid that the Irish found many Germans still wearing gas masks and unable to fight. 10th Dublin Fusiliers captured 170 Germans alone (10).
It is impossible to narrow down, when private Thomas Hargroves got promoted to the rank Corporal or when exactly his transfer to the Royal Irish Regiment took place.
Maybe when the Royal Dublin Fusiliers 10th Battalion was absorbed with the 8th/9th Battalions and finally disbanded in France on the 15th February 1918.
He was transferred to Royal Irish Regiment, 2nd Battalion and his new regimental number was 18254. Most likely this happened when the 10th Battalion was dispanded. At this time the Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion was part of the 49th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division but was transferred to the 188th Brigade, 63rd (Royal Naval) Division on the 23rd April 1918.
Almost at the end of his war, on the Battle of Albert (21st – 23rd August 1918), a phase of the Second Battles of the Somme, Corporal Thomas Hargroves met his ultimate fate and became one of the many Irish casualties who was Killed in Action at 21st August 1918.
His memorial reference is listed on the Vis-En-Artois Memorial, Panel 5. He was 32 years old.
Source:
(1) The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=1743323
(2) The Long, Long Trail – The Royal Irish Regiment
http://www.1914-1918.net/rireg.htm
(3) The Long, Long Trail – The Royal Dublin Fusiliers
http://www.corkrecords.com/WWIMemorial.htm
(4) National Archives: Census of Ireland 1901/1911
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Queen_s_Co_/Kilcolmanbane/Cappoley/1648989/
(5) Family Tree, Genealogy and Census Records - Ancestry.co.uk
http://www.ancestry.co.uk/
(6) Ireland and World War I - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland_and_World_War_I
(7) The Long, Long Trail, 1914-1918
http://www.1914-1918.net/kitcheners.htm
(8) Dublin Fusiliers 10th Battalion history
http://www.dublin-fusiliers.com/battaliions/10-battalion.html
(9) The Irish Brigades, 1685-2006, David Murphy
A Gazetteer of Irish military service, past and present
(10) Ireland Unknown Soldiers, Terence Denman
The 16th (Irish) Division in the Great War
(11) The British Infantry 1660 – 1945, Frederick Myatt
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Very impressively researched medals Phaeton. I was interested to see that both those two medals were to members of the 16th Irish Division. Recently this year I visited Ypres, or "Wipers" as the troops called it, and on the outskirts in a small town called Wytschaete is a cemetary to members of this division. Here is a picture, the graveyard also has a large Celtic Cross complete with Irish text "For the honour and Glory of Ireland".
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