Solon Posted 26 March , 2013 Share Posted 26 March , 2013 apwright@ Please remember that Italian Carabinieri had a Strong-Influence in Creating the Cretangendamerie in the Beginning even in Weaponry-Uniforms -Etc.About the french gendarme sorry i dont have the knowledge too confirm or denied this ???I am a Poor Greek with more knowledge in german and britsh tactics -Uniforms Etc from both world wars instead of French. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revan Posted 27 March , 2013 Share Posted 27 March , 2013 (edited) and front-centre is a French gendarme. Hello Adrian, Are you sure? I have a doubt . I'm not really an expert, but I think on French Gendarmerie's kepi, there were normally a white big band and an insignia of gendarmerie. I don't see here. Here you have French gendarmes in photographs: http://pages14-18.me...jet_12480_1.htm or a kepi here: http://hcapelli.free.fr/indexgend.html Greetings. Edited 27 March , 2013 by Revan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Bennitt Posted 27 March , 2013 Share Posted 27 March , 2013 Thanks for replying to my query. I didn't know there were any Russians or Italians involved in the Salonica campaign. cheers Martin B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fair Posted 2 April , 2013 Share Posted 2 April , 2013 The officer addressed poses something of a question. Apparently his full name was Walter Merry Craddock - but, with the possible exception of an item in the London Gazette, I haven't seen him listed as a Major. In issue 31093 of the Gazette (31 December 1918), his name appears in a list of men awarded the DSO: Capt. (A./Maj.) Walter Merry Craddock, M.C., 2/20th (C. of L.) Bn., Lond. R., attd. 2/19th Bn. Craddock commanded the 2/19th as an Acting Major for a bit. He appears in Eames' history of the 2/19th pp. 183-4. I will take a look and see what it says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCS Posted 3 April , 2013 Author Share Posted 3 April , 2013 I've been too busy to visit here lately, but should have a little more time now. Thanks, sollum, for identifying the soldiers in that Xmas postcard - and thanks for posting the other photo, Adrian. And to Charles; thanks for the reply, I look forward to hearing from you. Here's another picture postcard, this one of British soldiers at Kukush (Kilkis in Greek), north of Salonika. The card was produced in Paris by E. Le Deley, and sent to Le Havre on 7 June 1918 by a French artilleryman. His message mentions arriving at his battery (20th Artillery, Battery 21, Sector 508) two days before; whether he was actually attached to the Army of the Orient is unclear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manipled Mutineer Posted 27 February , 2017 Share Posted 27 February , 2017 My first contribution to this sub-forum, and hopefully of interest, albeit a slightly different take on the subject of this topic; a picture postcard sent to a Royal Engineer based in Salonika. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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