Need a help: British awards in period of BoB.

[HB252]

Hi!!

There is a book that name is:

British Army Collar Badges 1881 to the Present - An Illustrated Reference Guide for Collectors

I got it in pdf, if you like send you, say me your e-mail.

Thx

[WTE_Galway]

Australian medal info:

From here:

http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-...-cat-index.htm

BARS and CLASPS

* There is a difference between "bars" and "clasps" although sometimes the two get mixed up. Supporting "bars" are another thing altogether.

* A bar represents the award of another medal of the same type. As wearing 2 or more identical medals would look silly a bar is worn on the riband of the medal to indicate the second award.

* Bars are appropriate only on gallantry or distinguished service medals.

* A clasp is a metal bar across the riband that carries a date or campaign or battle name. It was in the past common to issue only 1 medal for a war but to issue clasps for each significant action.

* Clasps are appropriate on campaign medals.

* Clasps are sometimes used on long service medals to indicate a further period of service, after the original qualifying period.

* None of the above refers to the supporting "bar" that is used to hang the medal and that sometimes carries a date, campaign or battle name.

Campaign medals - note Battle of Britain - these were issued AFTER the war so basically in a game issued at the end of a career.




The following link is gallantry medals which in general are identical to the British ones .. Victoria Cross, George Cross down to the medal for mention in Dispatches:

http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-.../gallantry.htm



If I understand correctly it was considered inappropriate to award bars to a Victoria Cross.

This is an amazing Victoria Cross reference website:

http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/vcross.htm



It tracks every Victoria Cross ever awarded.

[bolox]

Originally Posted by WTE_Galway

Australian medal info:



If I understand correctly it was considered inappropriate to award bars to a Victoria Cross.

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not inappropriate- just very unusual

"There is provision made in the event that a holder of the Victoria Cross is awarded a Bar to his medal. In the same manner as other awards it is possible to be awarded a Victoria Cross more than once, but this has happened 3 times only. Such awards have an "abbreviated" version of the suspender bar attached to the ribbon above the original and the details of the "new" award are engraved on the reverse of this Bar."

from the makers website
http://www.hancocks-london.com/vc_medal.htm

WWII VC and bar
http://www.nzedge.com/heroes/upham.html

[Icewolf]

http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/s...inmenu/group01

a good source for those interested

[Pursuivant]

If you want realism, remember that British decorations weren't just given for X number of aerial victories or bombing sorties and that you could get a lesser medal after receiving a more prestigious one. So the medals shouldn't just progress from "mention in despatches" > DFC > DSO/M > VC as you score points.

Instead, consider a career track more like Wing Commander Douglas Bader's - DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, plus numerous mentions in despatches. Meaning two decorations for extreme heroism given on two different occasions, and two awards for heroism given on different occasions.

The game should track your overall performance in the campaign and your "single mission" performance when deciding which decoration to give you, as well as the difficulty, damage and injury you suffered while achieving your goal. Also, as with any decoration, your chance of being decorated depends on whether anyone else saw you performing the deed.

For example, shooting down a single Bf-110 might merit a mention in despatches if it was an ordinary kill on a fighter sweep over enemy territory. On the other hand, if you attack a superior formation on your own, just as it is attacking a target over your home territory, then refuse to bail out of your burning aircraft, suffering severe wounds in the process, in order to shoot down a single Bf-110 you might perhaps get the Victoria Cross.

If you must use a simple linear, point-based score system to assign awards, at least use the language "you have been RECOMMENDED for"; [Decoration] for every decoration other than mention in despatches.

[Xilon_x]

DEAR 1C this is the Britisch Military MEDALS:

http://www.controltowers.co.uk/Books...word_books.htm

[Fltlt_HardBall]

There's one other award that hasn't been mentioned, although it was unofficial.

RAF pilots who successfully baled out of an aircraft would become members of the "Caterpillar Club". A pin was awarded to the pilots by The Irvin Air Chute company- a gold caterpillar with ruby eyes. (This is because the parachutes were made from silk produced by silk worms - i.e. caterpillars). Later in the war, after much protest from the many pilots who received such pins, the RAF reluctantly agreed that pilots would be able to wear these pins on their uniform - under their jacket lapels!

This might be a fun unofficial award to include in a campaign. What do you think?

Here's a link: http://www.caterpillarclub.org/irvin/irvin.htm

[PeterPanPan]

Originally Posted by Fltlt_HardBall

There's one other award that hasn't been mentioned, although it was unofficial.

RAF pilots who successfully baled out of an aircraft would become members of the "Caterpillar Club"...

Love this! How very correct this was awarded. Would be great if this could be included. Thanks for the post Fltlt_HardBall - really interesting.

PPanPan