Gildwiller1918 6,323 Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 To the victor go the spoils: Sergeant Gerard Alderic Durocher - of Canadian Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal - displaying twenty-nine German medals which he acquired as souvenirs. The picture was taken by photographer Michael M. Dean at Schmargendorf , Berlin, Germany, on 19 July 1945. The "booty" aside, Sergeant Durocher wears two wound stripes and the ribbon for the Military Medal (MM) for Gallantry in the field. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fritz 9,945 Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 He must have been well off after the war, could have started a militaria business. In the German army, "plundering" or taking prisoners property was strictly prohibited. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fritz 9,945 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Many new photos added, see under 25. February 2019 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kenny andrew 3,233 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 On 25/12/2019 at 19:35, Gildwiller1918 said: To the victor go the spoils: Sergeant Gerard Alderic Durocher - of Canadian Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal - displaying twenty-nine German medals which he acquired as souvenirs. The picture was taken by photographer Michael M. Dean at Schmargendorf , Berlin, Germany, on 19 July 1945. The "booty" aside, Sergeant Durocher wears two wound stripes and the ribbon for the Military Medal (MM) for Gallantry in the field. That's what I call good provenance 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fritz 9,945 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Balham, London, 15. October 1940 Removing casualties from the rubble, 1940 Clearing up, 1940 Aldwych Underground, 1940 London, 10. October 1940 The Barbican, London, 1940 St. Peter's Hospital, East London, 1940 London-Battersea, 16. December 1940 London, 1943, unexploded bomb St. Paul's Cathedral seen from Cannon Street. An Anderson Shelter, 1939-45 London, September 1939 Portland Street, Marylebone, London, 1940 Avranches, Normandy, August 1944 Children in slit trenches watch aerial combat Gasmask fitting, 1940 Wartime fashion, 1943 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fritz 9,945 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Black Watch, South Coast of England, 1940. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fritz 9,945 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Stretcher bearer of the Durham Light Infantry, 50th Div., attending wounded. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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