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Title: anyone know where i can find a picture of WWI M.S.M medal?
Post by: Kevwood on Tuesday 07 June 05 19:36 BST (UK)
Hi, i am trying to find a picture of a WWI army Meritorious Service Medal.

I have my grandads but my digital camera is not very good and can't get a reasonable picture.

Have tried loads of medal websites but can't find a picture.

Any ideas welcome

Thanks.

Kev.
Title: Re: anyone know where i can find a picture of WWI M.S.M medal?
Post by: RJ_Paton on Tuesday 07 June 05 21:28 BST (UK)
Its only one side but try
www.kissack.co.uk/images/stories/eak/edwardroy/medalmsmf.jpg


 :-[ oops should have noticed the monarch .... the picture is also of a recent one.

Re your digital camera .... if you have a "macro" mode usually denoted by a symbol that looks like a small flower you can use that to try getting closer.
Title: Re: anyone know where i can find a picture of WWI M.S.M medal?
Post by: Kevwood on Wednesday 08 June 05 17:32 BST (UK)
Hi, alan has put a photo on my other medals post on here for me.

I took a load of photos with the macro thing on and they looked good on the camera. But when i took them off the memory card and on the PC they are all blurred.

Couldn't use any of them. So i worked out what they were and downloaded pictures of them from various websites instead.

Thanks for looking.


Kev.
Title: Re: anyone know where i can find a picture of WWI M.S.M medal?
Post by: RJ_Paton on Thursday 09 June 05 09:19 BST (UK)
The problem when you get in that close is "Camera Shake" .... no matter how steady we think we are the slightest movement of the camera can result in blurred unusable images.

The best solution is to use a tripod although as that is not always practical a small replacement such as a bean bag is great ... I used to have a small home made bag filled with dried lentils which worked a treat for holding the camera steady.
Title: Re: anyone know where i can find a picture of WWI M.S.M medal?
Post by: Jane Eden on Sunday 12 June 05 00:12 BST (UK)
Kev

Not a picture but have you got this site

http://www.stephen-stratford.co.uk/msm.htm

Jane
Title: Re: anyone know where i can find a picture of WWI M.S.M medal?
Post by: liverpool annie on Monday 13 June 05 03:13 BST (UK)


Here's a picture Kev -  half way down the page  :P

http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-medals/gallantry.htm

Annie
Title: Re: anyone know where i can find a picture of WWI M.S.M medal?
Post by: Kevwood on Monday 13 June 05 17:42 BST (UK)
Thanks for that Annie you are a star.

I have got that site thanks Jane, its good isn't it.

I thought about that Falkyrn, but where do i put the medals if the camera is upright? The lentil back is a great idea.

Thanks everyone,

Kev.

Title: Re: anyone know where i can find a picture of WWI M.S.M medal?
Post by: liverpool annie on Tuesday 14 June 05 04:08 BST (UK)

Kev

I'm throwing another one in your direction  :P :P

Still looking kiddo - will let you know when I find something ::)

http://www.1914-1918.net/grandad/grandad.htm

Annie
Title: Re: anyone know where i can find a picture of WWI M.S.M medal?
Post by: oldfossil on Tuesday 14 June 05 04:51 BST (UK)
Try this site - the picture is reasonable, and shows both obverse and reverse (I assume it's a British one you want)

http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/content/collections/cmdp/images/bmsm-m.gif

Good Luck