IZZAT: Historical Records and Iconography of Indian Cavalry Regiments 1750-2007


Continuing our now established practise of recommending and promoting important reference books recently published by clients, medal collectors and military historians, 'Aberdeen Medals' would now like to recommend the title;

- IZZAT: Historical Records and Iconography of Indian Cavalry Regiments 1750-2007

This massive and well produced tome totalling 824 pages with index and numerous illustrations, has, since being published in 2009, established itself as the definitive source on the iconography, insignia, lineages and battle honours of the Indian and Pakistan Cavalry and Armoured regiments 1750-2007.

It is less a book about regimental badges and insignia and more a reference source that any collector with an interest in the Indian Army will be pleased to have in their library.

This book, a labour of love by the author Captain Ashok Nath - an acclaimed authority on the Indian Cavalry - can be ordered directly within the United Kingdom from TOM DONOVAN EDITIONS. Cost is GBP 100 post-free in the United Kingdom.

For quotes elsewhere contact the distributor at;

tom@turnerdonovan.com

For United Kingdom orders only you can send a cheque payable to 'Captain Ashok Nath' to;

Tom Donovan,
Flat 4, 22 Florence Road,
Brighton
BN1 6DJ
United Kingdom

Anyone wishing to make telephone inquiries can contact Tom Donovan at;

- 01273 566230

Code: 12801Price: On Request

A rare documented Imperial German Navy China 'Boxer Rebellion' and Great War era gallantry and campaign group of 6: Steurmannsmaat Heinrich Haarmann, Imperial German Navy

- Germany: Prussia. Iron Cross 1914. 2nd Class issue
- Imperial Germany: China Medal 1900-01. With clasp 'Kaumi'
- Germany: Cross of Honour 1914-18. Combatants issue
- Germany: Naval Corps Flanders Veteran’s Cross 1914-18. No clasp
- Germany: Naval Wound Badge. ‘Black’ grade. This retaining the original pin-back fittings
- Prussia: Long Service Bar. 3rd Cl, 9 years. Silver & iron, ‘H. Zehn’. Small repair to clasp

Note: The clasp on the China Medal being a contemporary tailors brass gilt example. The clasp retaining two bend-over prongs on either side of reverse of clasp

Heinrich Haarmann was born in Holterselm, Leer, Prussia on 18 July 1878. A Sailor in the Merchant Navy by occupation, he entered the Imperial Navy as a Matrose on 1 February 1900 and was promoted to Obermatrose (Gefreiter) on 1 August 1901. With the Imperial Navy he served on the armoured cruiser S.M.S. Fürst Bismarck, serving in the China War 1900-01, for which he was awarded the medal and clasp for Kaumi. The clasp was awarded to naval personnel from the 3rd Sea Battalion only. He was discharged to the Reserve on 11 August 1902. He transferred to the Seewehr, Levy I on 1 April 1907 and to Levy II on 1 April 1912. Recalled to active service from the Seewehr on 8 August 1914, he was posted to the 4th Company 8th Sea Group. Transferred to the 8th Company, 3rd Seaman’s Regiment on 5 November 1914, he served with that unit until 3 June 1917. With them he served in operations on the Yser, 3-28 December 1914 and 25 March-16 April 1915; the battle of Ypres, 24 April-24 May 1915; operations near the Yser, 26 May 1915-2 June 1917, being wounded near Ypres on 8 August 1915. Serving with the 8th Company, II Seaman’s Division, 3 June 1917-28 November 1918, he took part in the German Spring Offensive in March 1918, the fighting retreat and the defence of the Wotan Line in August 1918 and Flandern Line in September 1918. He was appointed Bootsmannsmaat (P.O.) on 21 February 1916, and to Steurmannsmaat on 18 July 1917. For his war services he was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class (1916) and Wound Badge. Steurmannsmaat Haarmann was demobilised by the ‘Soldiers & Workers Council’ at Rustringen on 28 November 1918

Important: Sold together with the recipient’s original Militärpak (military booklet) confirming all of the above details, and including a fine portrait photograph of the recipient, dating between the wars, wearing his China Medal (without clasp) and L.S. Bar. Also sold with associated riband bar for those latter two medals, and a couple of old medal mounting bars, without ribands from which the group was presumably mounted in the past. Ribands are all contemporary but in some instances now fragmentary

Condition: GVF

Code: 13341Price: 1150.00 GBP

Burma: 3rd Class Breast Star of the Order of the Star of the Revolution


For long the most prestigious of Burmese ODM, this Order was awarded for three distinct phases in the 'War Of Liberation' between 1941-1945, the earlier two periods representing service in the 'liberation' of Burma from the British, and indeed fighting against the British. By contrast the qualifying third period (3rd Class awards) was for fighting against the Japanese in period 27 March to 15 August 1945

Condition: Minor enamel scuffing otherwise VF

Code: 10114Price: 75.00 GBP

Pakistan: General Service Medal with clasp ''Kashmir 1965'


FYI: The clasp is inscribed in both Urdu and Bengali

Condition: VF

Code: 10281Price: 15.00 GBP

Iron Cross 1st Class 1914


Decoration of three piece construction with magnetic centre

This an example produced post 1933 during the Third Reich era for Great War veterans, having atypical wider 'Third Reich' dimensions of 44mm

Condition: VF

Code: 11467Price: 120.00 GBP

Order of the Crown: 5th Class breast badge, silver, gilt and enamel, crossed swords on ribbon


Condition: GVF

Code: 11951Price: 45.00 GBP

Order of the Crown: 6th Class 'Academic Palms', gilt metal


Condition: GVF

Code: 11952Price: 20.00 GBP

The Intelligencers: British Military Intelligence From the Middle Ages to 1929


Continuing our practise of recommending and promoting useful new reference books written by our clients, medal collectors and military historians, 'Aberdeen Medals' would now like to recommend the title;

- The Intelligencers: British Military Intelligence From the Middle Ages to 1929

The author, Brigadier Brian Parritt C.B.E., himself a former Intelligence Corps Officer - and long time medal collector (author of Red With Two Blue Stripes) presents a detailed and fascinating account of the evolution and history of
'Intelligence' gathering over the centuries. Many will be surprised to learn that prior to both World Wars there was no permanent standing 'Intelligence Corps' within the British Army. This book thus provides a rich source of information on the diverse, ad-hoc and often 'campaign specific' intelligence gathering services and personalities that the British Army relied upon through the eras of the French & Napoleonic Wars, Expansion of Empire and the Great War.

This useful, very reasonably priced and well produced hard-back book totalling 224 pages, can be obtained by ordering directly through the publishers at 'Pen and Sword' at;

http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/

Important: Note that all profits from this book will be donated to the Intelligence Corps regimental charity.

Code: 12805Price: On Request

Germany: Imperial Germany Colonial Wars and Great War gallantry, campaign & long service group of 5:

- Prussia: Iron Cross 1914. 2nd Class issue
- Germany: Cross of Honour 1914-18, Combatants issue with crossed swords
- Prussia: Long Service Cross. 1st Class issue for 15 Years service
- Imperial Germany: China Medal 1900. No clasps. Combatants issue
- Imperial Germany: Southwest Africa Medal 1904-06. No clasps. Combatants issue

A fine Colonial soldiering group including both service in China during the Boxer Rebellion and later in South West Africa. The recipient being decorated for gallantry with the Iron Cross during the Great War

The group mounted in the German style and presumably as-worn. The ribands all being silk contemporary issues and the reverse of the mounting bar retaining the original long hinged pin and clasp fittings

Sold together with associated riband bar, this latter also retaining the original long hinged pin and clasp fittings to reverse

Condition: GVF

Code: 13343Price:

France: Legion of Honour (La Legion D'Honneur), 3rd Republic, 1870 to 1951 issue

A Knight (Chevalier) breast badge

This example a scarce reduced size example - dimensions measuring approx 30mm

Condition: Scuff marks & with enamel chips to reverse otherwise VF

Code: 13362Price: 75.00 GBP