Brett Hendey wrote: Very nice, Mike. Congratulations! I hope that you are strong enough now to do your dancing.
Regards
Brett
Good Morning Brett.....
Yes the surgery went very well and they had me up and walking very painfully true and only a couple of steps within 8 hours after the operation..... Has been 7 weeks now and with physio and home exercise I have graduated from a walker to crutches...... And can even get up and down stairs but only a few..... Both the Dr. and Physio Therapist think that every thing is going along OK and a little ahead of schedule still have to wait a couple of more weeks before I can drive though.....
Frank Kelley wrote: WO100/211 and WO100/349 confirm both medals and all clasps with latter service in Number 48 Company Army Service Corps, so what made you buy that particular pair, Mike?
Good Morning Frank.....
As you know my major theme is QSA's and any BW items to Canadians and The Canadian Scouts..... My secondary is to obtain at least one medal to every unit that served in SA..... I have only ever seen one Ceylon Mounted Infantry sold in my years of collecting and it was a good opportunity to keep me in the life style that I have become accustomed to since I started my collection...... Broke...... LOL
I how have at least one medal from The United Kingdom, South Africa, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ceylon and India (English and Indian S & B )
In keeping with general BW collecting I have been offered a Mauser Rifle, that is brand new, never been fired, and taken / captured / liberated from the armoury in Pretoria, c/w tag on rifle and paperwork that states, From the Officer-in-Charge of war souvenirs'' / booty that this has been given to a certain Colonel and he has permission to take it home.......
So it was a toss up between the medal or the rifle and you can tell which I chose...... Also I had let my FAC laps and I have to get a new one......
Oh Yes, Thank you for the Roll information.....
Mike