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Help Please....What Is This Medal Riband?


gordon92

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I have reached a stone wall in trying to discover what the red/green medal riband is that is positioned the right of the trio in the photo below.

 

I would be grateful if someone could identify it for me.

 

 

 

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is it not the French Croix de Guerre

 

regards

 

Bob R.

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Looks more like the Belgian Croix de Guerre to me.

Green stripes on red not red on green as the French

 

John

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John, you are probably right as ribbon on Belgium Croix de Guerre has 5 red stripes for WW1

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2 hours ago, topgun1918 said:

Definitely the Belgian Croix de Guerre.

 

Graeme

 

 

Wot ee sed...

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croix_de_guerre_(Belgium

 

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Many thanks for your help to all who have weighed in on this.  The Belgian Croix de Guerre it is!

 

As I am trying to identify the original owner of this medal set, would anyone know if a medal roll for British winners of the Belgian Croix de Guerre is accessible online anywhere?  I do know that the soldier was a Cameron Highlander.

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If you can’t find anything else online, there are records at the National Archives WO 388/7/1-6, "Decorations awarded to British and Dominion army personnel by the following countries: Belgium…" 1914 Nov 01 - 1928 May 31, each of which can be downloaded for £3.45, or perhaps you may be able to locate an institution or Library which has a "subscription" to the National Archives where you can access digital  material for free. ( I  am aware of one such Library in Australia)

 

Perhaps the Highlanders' Museum could help?

http://www.thehighlandersmuseum.com

 

Cheers

Maureen

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7 hours ago, Maureene said:

 

 

If you can’t find anything else online, there are records at the National Archives WO 388/7/1-6, "Decorations awarded to British and Dominion army personnel by the following countries: Belgium…" 1914 Nov 01 - 1928 May 31, each of which can be downloaded for £3.45, or perhaps you may be able to locate an institution or Library which has a "subscription" to the National Archives where you can access digital  material for free. ( I  am aware of one such Library in Australia)

 

Perhaps the Highlanders' Museum could help?

http://www.thehighlandersmuseum.com

 

Cheers

Maureen

 

 

Many thanks, Maureen.  The download at WO 388/7/1-6 looks promising, and I will pursue that.

 

Mike

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