Medal ribbon Id please

[billy4294]

This I a postcard of a thrice wounded RE warrant officer,and his lady. I presume this chap is a pre war regular, because he is wearing a Mons star and bar trio, but what is the first medal ribbon? Something pre war colonial I think.
Billyh

[oc14]

Possibly India General Service Medal 1908

Paul

[Hoot]

Possibly DCM.

[grumpy]

We know what it is not. Photo post-dates 1918, probably post-dates 1919 [promulgation/ issue WM and VM] by which time VC had to have [should have had] a miniature VC attached to distinguish it from several other similar ribbons.

I would like to think it DCM but in ortho film that ribbon usually shows colour contrast.

Try the GWF ..... there is a spectrum of ribbon-aware members.

[Pembird]

Possibly a DCM. Old photographic images are notoriously difficult to make sense of.

[billy4294]

I did consider the IGS and the DCM, but the former is green with broad ( I think black) central stripe, and the latter red with dark blue central stripe.
Billyh

[Hoot]

Originally Posted by billy4294

I did consider the IGS and the DCM, but the former is green with broad ( I think black) central stripe, and the latter red with dark blue central stripe.
Billyh

I thought DCM because the centre part of the ribbon appears darker than the rest.

[grumpy]

Originally Posted by Hoot

I thought DCM because the centre part of the ribbon appears darker than the rest.

I don't see that.

The ribbon is in the senior position, thus either older campaign than 1914, or "gallantry" in a general sense.

Any O R could qualify for DCM. Likewise MM [clearly not that]. Any WO could qualify MC [complicated rules] Clearly not that.

One loose cannon is LS & GC .............. one needs an expert for when edging was intro, and where it was to be worn.