Spain, Kingdom. A Royal And Military Order Of St. Hermenegildo, I Class Grand Cross Star Case Auction Distinguished Public Service Medal (formerly

Distinguished Public Service Medal (formerly the Department of the Army Decoration for Distinguished Civilian Service (bronze gilt

So we turned around to go back home and one of the Lancasters near us was shot out by a machine gun on top of a barn not very far from us

Immediately below on the pleat of the pocket are two horizontal thread loops

he was taken on strength by the Canadian Army Trades School in Hamilton

presumed to have drowned while on English Channel Patrol

Spain, Kingdom. A Royal And Military Order Of St. Hermenegildo, I Class Grand Cross Star Case Auction Distinguished Public Service Medal (formerly(Real y Militar Orden de San Hermenegildo). Instituted in 1814. Hardshelled design on both the lid and base, with distinctive rounded corners, wooden framed, the exterior with a maroon smooth gloss like paper covering on all sides, the lid bearing the crowned Spanish coat of arms in the centre, the version used from 1875 1931 (Bourbonic Restoration) using the Pillars of Hercules and the Order of the Golden Fleece in gold coloured ink, inside lid lined