Here is my second non-combat 1870 EK group. RAO is in Gold and the 1866 is the very rare non-combatant. Question for my fellow members: Did this chap have a Prussian Crown Order Commander? A friend suggests a possible medical General officer. Opinions?
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Here is the first 1870 non-combat EK group I displayed sometime back. Only about 265 RAO's were awarded on the non-combatant ribbon for the wars of 1864 through 1870. Nice non-combatant 1864 campaign medal, a bit scarce as well. -
They are both superb Bobby Lee..!!
Congratulations - and nice to see a 'Godet' style EK2 on the 2nd bar (see the distinctive '7')
Wonderful.
Where do you get these?
MarshallComment
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wow - great stuff, you leave me a bit jealous...
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Thanks for the comments guys. We in the American South have a saying that "Even a blind chicken finds a kernel of corn once in awhile" I think finding mounted non-combat 1870 EK groups is very difficult for this 'chicken'. It took 20 years after picking up the first to find and secure the second. Now, what is your opinion on the Crown Order question? I don't think the first bar is a General because of a lack of long service decoration but the RAO 3rd was not for junior officers. What say you?
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Hey Bobby,
Didn't you show this one a while ago ??
In regards to the 'General Office' question...... what about a Medical General who was a reservist?? Did reserve officers get awarded the long service ??
Nice bar
Cheers
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Hi Mark and thanks for the reply. Reserve officers could receive a LS decoration. I did list a bar sometime ago that is close to the 1870 non-combat shown above but is from the 1914 period (shown here). It too has a EK on white ribbon and a RAO 3rd.Comment
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