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A lot of the ONE members wear medals that issue by other organisations who run along the same lines..they rae also awarded medals for service within the ONE...I got a run down of the medals fromer a member once only to find that very few of them are actaully related to actaul military service...they seem to have the same fixation that the americans have with awards and ribbons.
Maybe some one in the ONE can give us a run down on their awards please.?
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The illsutration above is correct as both bars are worn on the medal and that is issue.
The FCA/SM is the Reserve Defence Force but I meant that the new Irish names for the Army & Naval Reserve does not reflect the inscription on the present medal.
Like all other kit, members our unit have great difficulty in getting service medals. A few of the lads who were entitled to them put in for the 7-years, and nothing happened. A little later one of the old-timers arrived to parade on St. Patricks' Day wearing one, which he had apparently bought in an antiques shop. Nothing was said, and he wears it still on the No. 1 uniform. Out of curiousity, can he get away with that?
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yes and no, they shouldnt wear them because they werent issued with them but they should have been issued with them,case of nothing to see here move along.
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To answer htpmurphy on the question of ONET medals the following are on issue:
1.Past Presidents Medal ( on issue to all Past Presidents)
2.ONET Service Medal
3.Sarsfield 300 Anniversary Medal (Patrick Sarsfield Branch Limerick only 1991)
4.Golden Jubilee Medal 1950-2000
5.George Crosby Branch Golden Jubilee Medal 2000(George Crosby Branch)
Other Medals allowed are FCA & Slua Muire: Golden Jubilee Medal 1996 & Millenium Medal 2000
All previous military and civil medals issued and other organisations medals i.e. Civil Defence,Fire Brigade,Coast Guard,PDF,FCA,ASM,RDF,Gardai etc.
From what I' ve heard C-S, the inscription is the only difference
The old one was:
"An Bonn Seirbhise FCA & SM"
(Service Medal FCA and An SM)
The new one is probably something like:
"An Bonn Seirbhise Cultacht na Forsai Cosanta"
(Reserve Defence Force Service Medal)
or similar...
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hi just wondering if anybody might know where i could buy the millennium medal by frank lane , or if it is possible to contact frank lane directly , would really like to get my hands on one , any help would be great ,
They are usually available on Ebay but for silly prices!! If you are around Dublin on Saturday theres a Militaria Fair in The North Star Hotel from 10am onwards, You should be able to get one there or if not get details as to where one could be got!
hi just wondering if anybody might know where i could buy the millennium medal by frank lane , or if it is possible to contact frank lane directly , would really like to get my hands on one , any help would be great ,
I think frank sold all them, PM me and i will give you his number.
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