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| | From:  Flashman191 (Original Message) | Sent: 9/4/2008 7:54 PM |
| The guy on the right. What on earth is his rank? I assume this is WO of some kind. Our Regimental Sergeant Major is our top WO rank  Bit neater? |
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We don't have the equivalent of CIB or expert. We wear badges separately from awards and decorations. the top RH ribbons on LHS Chest are the most senior gallantry e.g. Victoria cross could be the first, then you go down to campaign medals in order of date qualified. Sgts and below wear qualification badges as well e.g. marksman signals etc etc.on wrist or shoulder. These rules are always changing. I think we wear foreign decorations if permitted on the RH side of chest. A few of my contemporaries got them for say Sultan of Oman's forces fighting the rebels in the early '70's. The Flashman Cross for protection of Royal Eunuchs is a dazzling example. $5.00 per gross no cheques. |
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| | | From: -TinCan | Sent: 9/7/2008 4:11 PM |
Flash and Jimbert, Would you have worn this on on the right or left side of you tunic? We wore em on the left with all the other "fruit salad". |
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Medals are not easy come by in the British army. My granddad served in the Boer war and right through the first world war, almost from day one, he has three medals. |
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What is the right hand one? Is the red bit a Canadian maple leaf? Seriously it's a smart looking medal |
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Middle one - you must be very proud . We wear ours from a bar, and an Officer has his "Court mounted" i.e. on a backing, with the ribbon as a background extending to the bottom of the medal. The whole medal is only ever worn with Service dress on formal parade or other formal duties (such as orderley Officer). The ribbon is only worn with service dress tunic; ie.e. not on a shirt or sweater. Your #34; what's that for? |
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| These are court mounted LH one is General Service Medal (GSM) and the clasp (bar) will say which theater you served in. Malaysia, Aden, Borneo are examples. You have one clasp for each zone. The RH medal is United Nations Cyprus, very common. There are a lot more now, with Iraq Kosovo. etc etc which in my time might have been covered by another bar to the GSM. |
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| | | Is the Flashman Cross as gaudy? Are there any pictures of it? Please advise. | | Well you don't thinkl I'd actually earn a medal do you? Cut a deal with this Rudel bloke (sank the Marat with a Stuka) Think it goes well with me skin tone. 
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GOLDEN OAK LEAVES IF YOU DON'T MIND. ONLY ONE IN THE WORLD |
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The General Service Medal Flashman posted, was not given to troops who served in Germany during peace time. This has caused a lot of controversy, but the Ministry of Defence won't budge. The Malaysian Government presented a medal to British, Australian and New Zealand troops who had seen active service there. The Aussies and Kiwis, are allowed to wear theirs, but the Brits can only wear theirs under there lapels, when in civvies. This has caused even greater controversy, the arguement being used that the royal family wear medals from other countries. Jimbert |
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Hence the lack of a final date. I see. OK I've got the mystery of the red: it's a symbolic flame. Yours is the award by the Republic to US personnel. | 1. Description: A gold six pointed star with rays, 32cm in diameter, superimposed by a White enameled star, 42cm in diameter, overall in center a Green disc, 18cm in diameter, with the outline of the Vietnamese Country with a Red flame of three rays between North and South Vietnam. On the reverse of the medal is a circle with a designation band containing the word "CHIEN-DICH" (Campaign) at the top and "BOI-TINH" (Medal) at the bottom. Across the center of the circle is the word "VIET-NAM Wear them with pride. | |
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JimBert I never heard about the German clasp. With 5-10 killed every year in training accidents and having the Baader Meinhoff threat it's not so outlandish. Plus rumours of my map-reading skills. (In which case it should have just been an 8pl 3LI 1972-4 clasp) There was talk of a peace medal for NI. |
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