Just in time for Remembrance Day

[Tudor Rose]

We have just finished a job for our local branch of the British Legion to update and reframe all the pictures in their memorial room. Deadline was to have it all finished and hung before the 11th and we put it all up for them last night, which was great at they were also celebrating the branch's 90th birthday yesterday.

The main wall has four panels with individual photos and captions, all in alphabetical order - dating back to the start of the last century, right up to the last one added in 2006 (a Marine killed in Iraq). We also reframed "To the fallen" (an original painting done when the branch opened in 1921) and listed the names of those where no photo exists, alongside a poppy photograph and the "birth certificate" of the branch.

The wall next to it houses the VCs connected with the branch and the full citations for each man and their photos and a replica VC. There is a smaller version of the panel in the bar area downstairs with photos, captions and replica VC.

On the wall behind where the photo was taken from are all the others not included on the main wall or VC wall - these are for people who received a Mention in Despatches upwards, again with photo and caption.

81 photos and captions, 5 VC photos - more hours than I care to think about typing up captions and citations and getting them all lined up in the mounts (thank heaven for a CMC at times like this) and then the stress of hanging them to make them all line up. The committee were really pleased and we have been invited along to the grand reopening of the memorial room after the parade on Sunday. The mother of the Marine lost in 2006 will be performing the ceremony, along with the local Bishop and our MP.

We were really proud to have been involved in getting this done, having previously reframed all their medal collections for them and various other pictures that are hanging in the bar area. Sorry the photo attached isn't great. It was taken on my phone.

[birdman]

You obviously put a lot of hard work into the task and it has turned out great. I can understand why the RBL would be so pleased with it and sadly we can only see a portion of that work. Well done.

Rolf

[Merlin]

As ^^^^^^ Rolf says. A job really well done. You should be proud

[JFeig]

As an American can you explain the VC as to level of the "above the level of duty" in relationship to some of the US metals

Metal of Honor
Silver Star
Bronze Star
etc

[Merlin]

Hi Jerome
Here is the Wiki explanation

The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories.
It takes precedence over all other orders, decorations and medals. It may be awarded to a person of any rank in any service and to civilians under military command. In the United Kingdom, it is usually presented to the recipient or to their next of kin by the British monarch at an investiture held at Buckingham Palace. In other countries where the Monarch of the Commonwealth realms is the head of state, the Governor-General usually fulfils the same function. It is the joint highest award for bravery in the United Kingdom with the George Cross, which is the equivalent honour for valour not in the face of the enemy.[2] However, the VC is higher in the order of wear and would be worn first by an individual who had been awarded both decorations (which has not so far occurred).

Not sure how it relates to those you listed

[mikeysaling]

beat me to it merlin

this link may also be of interest

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_V ... recipients

5 awards have been made to american citizens excluding the award to the american unknown soldier

[mikeysaling]

Forgot to congratulate tudor rose on a superb display for the Legion - lovely job !!

[birdman]

I intended posting this earlier but I didn't want to detract from the great job done by Tudor Rose. Here is one we put together for Remembrance Day making use of our printer and our framing skills.

Rolf

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