Hi everyone
Back from the depths of day to day life and its great to show you a new company in the marketplace
I purchased this after seeing it on a well known auction site and also on another modelling forum as a WIP .
The name of the company Sarnia Miniatures but who are they well they are based in Guernsey, this used to be a tax haven I believe but apparently no more , so shipping is a little higher to UK as the "Low value consignment relief" ended about 4 years ago ( as advised by Peter !!) ....
........But to the EU countries its VAT free
Run by the owner called Peter Gillson.....who began as he found he enjoyed sculpting and wanted to see how he got along with it and this release is the result .
He is looking to release a wide range of periods and subject matter ...the next will be from the ECW , in the future we might possibly see a fantasy piece.
The subject is a true "Boys Own Stuff" , a heroic warrior who served though the late Victorian up to WW2
Lets have some background on this soldier
Born in Brussels, Belgium, he was a career British officer, who served in the Second Boer War, World War 1 and World War II.
He was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, hip, leg, ear, survived a plane crash and tunneled his way out of a POW camp.
A World War I Victoria Cross Recipient......In actions at La Boisselle, France, July 2-3, 1916, Lieutenant Colonel Carton de Wiart, was in command of the 8th Battalion, British Army. After three other battalion Commanders had become casualties, he controlled their commands. He ensured that the ground won was maintained at all costs. He frequently exposed himself in the organization of positions and of supplies. He passed unflinchingly through fire barrage of the most intense nature and inspired to all. For most conspicuous bravery, he was awarded the Victoria Cross.
During the World War II, he served first as Head of the British Military Mission to Poland until its collapse, followed by command of the Central Norwegian Expeditionary Forces. Later, he was sent to head the Military Mission in Yugoslavia but on the way, his plane crashed into the sea and after swimming ashore he was made a prisoner of the Italians.
In August 1943, the Italians released him and sent him to Lisbon to negotiate their surrender terms.
From October 1943, until retirement as a Lieutenant General in October 1947, he was the Government's Military Representative with General Chiang Kai-Shek in China.
He died at age 83, in Cork County, Ireland.
His medal bar
Full set of honours
Hi memoirs had the preface written by none other than Winston Churchill
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Back from the depths of day to day life and its great to show you a new company in the marketplace
I purchased this after seeing it on a well known auction site and also on another modelling forum as a WIP .
The name of the company Sarnia Miniatures but who are they well they are based in Guernsey, this used to be a tax haven I believe but apparently no more , so shipping is a little higher to UK as the "Low value consignment relief" ended about 4 years ago ( as advised by Peter !!) ....
........But to the EU countries its VAT free
Run by the owner called Peter Gillson.....who began as he found he enjoyed sculpting and wanted to see how he got along with it and this release is the result .
He is looking to release a wide range of periods and subject matter ...the next will be from the ECW , in the future we might possibly see a fantasy piece.
The subject is a true "Boys Own Stuff" , a heroic warrior who served though the late Victorian up to WW2
Lets have some background on this soldier
Born in Brussels, Belgium, he was a career British officer, who served in the Second Boer War, World War 1 and World War II.
He was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, hip, leg, ear, survived a plane crash and tunneled his way out of a POW camp.
A World War I Victoria Cross Recipient......In actions at La Boisselle, France, July 2-3, 1916, Lieutenant Colonel Carton de Wiart, was in command of the 8th Battalion, British Army. After three other battalion Commanders had become casualties, he controlled their commands. He ensured that the ground won was maintained at all costs. He frequently exposed himself in the organization of positions and of supplies. He passed unflinchingly through fire barrage of the most intense nature and inspired to all. For most conspicuous bravery, he was awarded the Victoria Cross.
During the World War II, he served first as Head of the British Military Mission to Poland until its collapse, followed by command of the Central Norwegian Expeditionary Forces. Later, he was sent to head the Military Mission in Yugoslavia but on the way, his plane crashed into the sea and after swimming ashore he was made a prisoner of the Italians.
In August 1943, the Italians released him and sent him to Lisbon to negotiate their surrender terms.
From October 1943, until retirement as a Lieutenant General in October 1947, he was the Government's Military Representative with General Chiang Kai-Shek in China.
He died at age 83, in Cork County, Ireland.
His medal bar
Full set of honours
Hi memoirs had the preface written by none other than Winston Churchill
Continued in next post
Nap
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