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Peter J 17-10-12 05:18 PM

Medal Ribbons - ID Please
 
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I wonder if one of the forum's medal aficionados would be kind enough to cast an expert eye over this picture and perhaps ID which medals this Queen's Westminster Rifles Bandsman, is wearing, please?:

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With thanks,

Peter.

matti467 17-10-12 05:24 PM

Yes Peter,
They are medal ribbons.
Hope that helps
Matti

Phil2M 17-10-12 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by matti467 (Post 186328)
Yes Peter,
They are medal ribbons.
Hope that helps
Matti

Drat, you beat me to it!! :eek::D i will add that they are black and white ones :p

matti467 17-10-12 05:35 PM

Peter,
Colour did not come into everyday life until 1956 so that should help to date it a bit.
Matti

Graham Stewart 17-10-12 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Peter J (Post 186324)
I wonder if one of the forum's medal aficionados would be kind enough to cast an expert eye over this picture and perhaps ID which medals this Queen's Westminster Rifles Bandsman, is wearing, please?:

Attachment 71169

With thanks,

Peter.

Attachment 71173
Middle ribbon of the three could be a K.S.A.(see attached) and the plain dark ribbon could be the V.L.S.G.C. - depending of course on when your photo was taken, but none appear to be 'Pip', 'Squeak' or 'Wilfred'.

badger123 17-10-12 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by matti467 (Post 186328)
Yes Peter,
They are medal ribbons.
Hope that helps
Matti

I love it when mates are helpful!!!!!!

matti467 17-10-12 06:05 PM

Help could be my middle name. :D
Matti

badger123 17-10-12 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by matti467 (Post 186341)
Help could be my middle name. :D
Matti

It could be but I suspect Peter may have another name for you!

matti467 17-10-12 06:10 PM

You know, a lot of people have other names for me. Some are not very polite either! Unlike Duke William of Normandy, my parents were married. Some put the words stupid, daft, irritating or annoying before the nickname they have for me.
Oh well
Matti

Nozzer 17-10-12 06:19 PM

This is a long shot, but could the first one be the Tibet Medal (1905)? Although the white strips seem a little wide. If the second one is the KSA, it was never issued without the QSA and I am sure the first one isn't.

matti467 17-10-12 06:25 PM

Peter,
To be helpful, I have had a proper look and can say that the first one is NOT the Victoria Cross.
Matti

Staffsyeoman 17-10-12 06:31 PM

I think it's simpler.

1. Queen's South Africa Medal
2. King's South Africa Medal
3. Army Long Service & Good Conduct.

The KSA could not be awarded to soldiers without the QSA; and the vagiaries of orthochromatic film play tricks with light and dark tones on period medal ribbons, which is to say that I don't think it is the Tibet Medal. I plump for the LS&GC (which didn't get white edges until 1918) on balance of his being a regular.

Nozzer 17-10-12 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Staffsyeoman (Post 186350)
I think it's simpler.

1. Queen's South Africa Medal
2. King's South Africa Medal
3. Army Long Service & Good Conduct.

The KSA could not be awarded to soldiers without the QSA; and the vagiaries of orthochromatic film play tricks with light and dark tones on period medal ribbons, which is to say that I don't think it is the Tibet Medal. I plump for the LS&GC (which didn't get white edges until 1918) on balance of his being a regular.

Would what you said :confused: :confused: really make the dark blue on the ribbon appear white (I know nothing about photography)?

Staffsyeoman 17-10-12 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by andyh (Post 186354)
Would what you said :confused: :confused: really make the dark blue on the ribbon appear white (I know nothing about photography)?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt/817283/

It can do, yes. And the logic is that no KSA without a QSA as well.

The advice a far more experienced photographer gave me on the Great War Forum was thus:

The trouble is that the photographic reproduction process in use at the time of the Great War actually alters the relative tonal values of the image. Thus we find dark blues appearing as very light in real Great War photos - e.g. the dark blue Khedive's Star ribbon in my picture of Sgt-Master-Tailor Simpson, which appears almost white.
If you take a modern image of a dark blue medal ribbon and switch it to monochrome, the resulting greyscale image will still appear dark.

Nozzer 17-10-12 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Staffsyeoman (Post 186357)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt/817283/

It can do, yes. And the logic is that no KSA without a QSA as well.

The advice a far more experienced photographer gave me on the Great War Forum was thus:

The trouble is that the photographic reproduction process in use at the time of the Great War actually alters the relative tonal values of the image. Thus we find dark blues appearing as very light in real Great War photos - e.g. the dark blue Khedive's Star ribbon in my picture of Sgt-Master-Tailor Simpson, which appears almost white.
If you take a modern image of a dark blue medal ribbon and switch it to monochrome, the resulting greyscale image will still appear dark.

Well there you go, I've learnt something today :)


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