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30-07-16, 03:28 PM
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Russian Officer.....????
© IWM (HU 117848)
http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib...at=photographs http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib...at=photographs
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30-07-16, 03:55 PM
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What the heck was a British Member of Parliament doing in the Russian Army in 1917!!
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30-07-16, 04:00 PM
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BUT...is he what the note says he is....????? Jo
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30-07-16, 04:02 PM
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He must be British as he has the QV Diamond Jubilee Medal and the ED 7th Coronation Medal, typical of a high ranking civvy.
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30-07-16, 04:14 PM
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Jo
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30-07-16, 04:20 PM
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30-07-16, 06:02 PM
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Thats a Russian uniform, so whatever he was in was a Russian unit. I would not necessarily automatically associate the cross device on his shoulder strap with that of a 'Red Cross' unit, its a fairly common device in pre-1917 Russian Badges and Medals.
Certainly nothing to do with the BRCS. regards
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30-07-16, 06:23 PM
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"He was a British Red Cross Officer during the First World War in France, Switzerland, Russia and the U.S.."
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31-07-16, 08:31 PM
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Wikipedia has an entry on him and it clarifies the Russian connection.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Malcolm_(politician)
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