Painting of The Battle of the Flyover at Anzio 44.

Discussion in 'Italy' started by Stuart Avery, Dec 26, 2018.

  1. Stuart Avery

    Stuart Avery In my wagon & not a muleteer.

    Hi Gary,
    I have had a quick play with the copy that Fred, has emailed me & came up with the one below which Its about 1.1MB. Can the res be made higher? I've a App that resizes downwards. Not sure what to do next? If i can get it to A4 size then that will do me! A trip to the local shop that i use to get other photos blown up is called for.

    Regards
    Stu.

    Fred Mason (2).PNG
     
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  2. minden1759

    minden1759 Senior Member

    Stu.

    Yes, they are a good bunch.

    Regards

    Frank
     
  3. Stuart Avery

    Stuart Avery In my wagon & not a muleteer.

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    Fred, has sent me this today.:D

    Its from from the breakout. What a top chap. He's struggling to download the War diaries of 2 North Staffs that I've sent him. Its a must that he & his Son gets them. Fred, how many more have you done?

    Regards,
    Stu.
     
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  4. Gary Tankard

    Gary Tankard Well-Known Member

    Stu,

    With Photoshop and the like you can change the resolution easily enough and also resize but ultimately the quality depends on the initial picture. Anything over 240 dpi usually can mean resize up to A4 easily enough. What size are dpi is the original.

    Regards,
    Gary.
     
  5. Stuart Avery

    Stuart Avery In my wagon & not a muleteer.

    Gary,
    I've yet to try & use Photoshop. The only dpi that i understand is the one thats on my scanner & I've not the foggiest has to what size the dpi is on the originals (far to technical for me.):) I've cropped the the first painting & managed to increase it to 1.30 MB. That one is in a PNG format. The second painting has been somewhat easier to increase after playing about with the tool that I use. I've got that up-to just short of 2.30 MB & its in JPG format.. Surely the latter should be easy enough to be printed off has a photo to the size of A4? I would like both of them in one frame.

    Thanks for your time.
    Stu.
     
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  6. Gary Tankard

    Gary Tankard Well-Known Member

    Stu,

    If you e-mail it over I will see what I can do in Photoshop or ON1.

    Cheers,
    Gary.
     
  7. Stuart Avery

    Stuart Avery In my wagon & not a muleteer.

    Hi to all the rather wise people who are following this thread. The old boy Fred is still knocking about. I exchanged a email with him last night, and found out that he was in C Coy of the 2 North Staffs. The Full Image below is the one that I'm putting in a frame. It has turned out rather well of A4 size.
    Fred Mason photo..jpg
    It looks as if Fred, may have used the Image below? One has not yet had the chance to ask him? If anyone can provide a original copy then that would be fab? Mine is from Vaughan -Thomas's book, Anzio. I think Flint Whitlock has a copy in his book that has the title of- The Rock of Anzio. U.S. 45th Inf Division.. (I would like a original copy!)o_O
    Fred Mason. 2.jpg
    Also, can anyone provide a formation badge / patch of 2 Infantry Brigade & the North Staffs Regiment? I've just turned on the light, its probably wise to ask Fred? I do have one, but i think its from WW1
    Stu.
     
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  8. minden1759

    minden1759 Senior Member

    Stu.

    Well spotted.

    Frank
     
  9. Gary Tankard

    Gary Tankard Well-Known Member

    nstaffs.jpg

    For North Staffs, 1 Infantry Division.
     
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  10. Stuart Avery

    Stuart Avery In my wagon & not a muleteer.

    Bliss. How about 3 infantry Brigade to complete the 1 Infantry Division. 2, & 3 are wrong has to what i have.

    :cheers:
    Stu. Edit, how about a link?
     
  11. Stuart Avery

    Stuart Avery In my wagon & not a muleteer.

    Just before i start to draw the above formation badge which will go into a frame which will end up in a hotel in Cassino, i just need to check that the above is correct? Why has the above got (two arm of service strips in red?)

    I ask this because on page 173 Arm of Service Strips - Formation Badges of World War 2 Britain, Commonwealth and Empire by Lt Colonel Howard N. Cole, OBE,TD, FRHistS it says that it should only be one. The background colour is scarlet with black dots on it. We know that the white Divisional triangle is not up for debate. I'm guessing that the colours of the North Staffs is correct? Has i have mentioned, this is important that its correct. By the way, I've asked Fred, if he has a photo of himself whilst he served with the 2 North Staffs? Has yet he has not got back to me. I don't want to get on his case.

    I would just like to add that i would like to put a OR's cap badge in the frame as well. Any heads up will be appreciated? I'm not much bothered about the price, but it has to be a WW2 original if that is possible?

    Regards
    Stu.
     
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  12. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    1 arm of service stripe for senior brigade in division.
    2 for the intermediate brigade
    3 for the junior brigade.
     
  13. Stuart Avery

    Stuart Avery In my wagon & not a muleteer.

    Owen, i can only see two stripes. 3 for junior brigade? Not being funny here, but what is your source for this information? I will be on the dog & bone today with Fred. If I'm wrong, or he confirms the above, then i will hold up my hands & say sorry. You & Gary have not provided a source. Sorry if I'm missing something here.. Was the above worn on the shoulder instead of the top of the arm? I'm thinking the former?.

    Regards
    Stu.
     
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  14. Stuart Avery

    Stuart Avery In my wagon & not a muleteer.

    Owen, i forgot to ask - which colours are you talking about? Is that the rectangle at the bottom?

    Stu.
     
  15. Charley Fortnum

    Charley Fortnum Dreaming of Red Eagles

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    Source:
    The British Army 1939–45 (2)

    So with no knowledge about that image posted, the white triangle is the divisional badge, the two red stripes below it donate the second of three brigades in seniority within the division, and the red-black-white 'tricolour' is the regimental/battalion I.D. This system certainly held in 4th Ind Div, but I never assume I'm right about any other division!
     
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  16. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    I'm on about the red arm of service stripes.
    It's in lots of books & websites.
     
  17. Stuart Avery

    Stuart Avery In my wagon & not a muleteer.

    Charley,

    thank-you for that. The old boy Fred Mason has just confirmed the above more or less. I'm going with that. So, its a hands up to Gary,& Owen. Just come off the phone with Fred, & he his going to send me a photo of himself. This means that Fred Mason's paintings will be in Anzio,& Cassino. I'm really pleased has to the outcome of this thread. It will be a honour to give the frame to the Hotel Rocca in the town of Cassino. Thank-you to everyone who has chipped in. In time i will post some of the War diaries of the 2 North Staffs whilst they took a slapping in the Anzio Campaign.

    Regards,
    Stu. Before i forget- Fred, could not remember which platoon he was in!
     
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  18. Charley Fortnum

    Charley Fortnum Dreaming of Red Eagles

    I assume Hotel Rocca is located near Rocca Ianula?
     
  19. Stuart Avery

    Stuart Avery In my wagon & not a muleteer.

    It is at the rear. You can take a nice photo from the back of the hotel. I think i may have sent you a photo in the past. This is not the best photo that I've taken. See below, I've got one or two which are better.

    Edit, correction of text.

    Regards
    Stu.
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  20. Gary Tankard

    Gary Tankard Well-Known Member

    The insignia was sold on a respected militaria dealers site. The flash is the North Staffs colours. The divisional sign and brigade stripes are standard. In Italy it is quite common to see divisional flash and just the brigade stripes; only for certain regiments who have a flash can you seduce the exact battalion in the brigade. Regimental shoulder titles do not seem to be as widely used as in NW Europe.
     

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