Also if anybody needs help regarding British regiments I'm a full member on ancestry and have nearly every medal roll going I mostly collect victorian medals to the 38th foot and Leicester regiment
Also if anybody needs help regarding British regiments I'm a full member on ancestry and have nearly every medal roll going I mostly collect victorian medals to the 38th foot and Leicester regiment
The medal with the maroon/blue ribbon is American as Burt says: US Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal.
Cheers, Ade.
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Hello Ckckck and welcome aboard,
Chiming in late from my post here way out in a far western time zone. Here’s a brief ID of the various Polish components:
• 2nd Artillery Group Badge
• Monte Cassino cross, correctly numbered for the 2nd Artillery Group
• Cross of Valour (Palestine manufacture, 2nd type late war production)
• Metal uniform insignia correctly identified by Ade, with the Warsaw mermaid being the insignia of the Polish 2nd Corps (Italian made marked Boeri, Roma)
• Polish Army Medal for War 1939-45, the “Polska Swemu Pbroncy” translates to “Poland to Her Defender”
You mentioned that the 2nd Artillery Group badge is marked twice on the reverse with 900. It should only be marked once, with .800 on the lower cross arm of the reverse if memory serves. Any chance at a picture of the reverse?
Regards,
Tony
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It is correct that the 2nd artillery badges are marked on the reverse twice with the 800 silver stamp
All items are still for sale except the red metal badge with the mermaid thats been sold to another forum member I've just looked on the back of the red badge and its stamped with a makers mark i cant quite make it out but its something like roereruma as said before every single item offered for sale is 100% genuine and original manythanks Jamie
Hi Jamie,
The manufacturer is Boeri Roma (Boeri, Rome), I also thought that you might like to know something about the recipient of the Monte Cassino Cross Numbered: 34619.
Monte Cassino Cross Numbered 34619 was awarded to:
Rank: Kanonier (Artilleryman)
Surname: KOLOSOWSKI
Christian Name: Teodor
Fathers Name: Tadeusz Kolosowski
Date of Birth: 1923
Army Number also found on his ID Tags: 1923/318/III
Unit: z 11 Pulku Artylerii Ciezkiej, Grupy Artylerii (11th Medium Artillery Regiment, 2nd Group Artillery, 2nd Polish Corps).
Tadeusz was deported on the 23rd March 1940 and released on the 1st September 1941.
After the War he settled in the UK and in 1951 married Anna Krawiecka, their marriage was registered in Market Harborough in Leicestershire Anna died in 2009, but I could not find Teodor's death listed.
I sincerely hope that the above information is of some use and help.
Best wishes
Andrew
Well I live in Leicester and this group came straight from the family manythanks for your help
Polish Army War medal.
Army Medal for War 1939-45 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gary J.
Ok just to let forum members know I want to sell this whole group together the only item that's been sold is the red badge with mermaid I've had quite a few inquiry's if I get a fair offer I will sell otherwise there of to fleabay manythanks
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