A Belgian Civil Decoration; Gold Grade Cross 1St Class Consignment: 17 GTRexclude Sicily they began mine laying

Sicily they began mine laying operations against Malta

especially after the invasion of the Peloponnese in 1825 by Ottoman vassal Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt and the atrocities committed by his forces against the indigenous population

not least at the crossing of the Garigliano - better known to those of the Seaforth who survived that occasion as the "River of Death":Military Cross

The blouse measures 400 mm across the shoulders and 545 mm in length overall

the Battalion was absorbed into the 2nd Reserve Battalion

A Belgian Civil Decoration; Gold Grade Cross 1St Class Consignment: 17 GTRexclude Sicily they began mine layingA Belgian Civil Decoration; Gold Grade Cross 1st Class, Type III Silver gilt and enamels, cypher of Leopold III (1934 1951), 34. 5 mm x 44. 7 mm, on Administrative Long Service ribbon, enamel chipping on the tips of the arms, very fine. (C: 17)