France, Ii Empire. An Order Of The Legion Of Honour, V Class Knight, C.1845 Hold Pinches was married with permission

Pinches was married with permission to Miss Uma Long in London

surrounding a central bear rampant on a pebbled background

His condition was serious enough that he had to be invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Cambria on the 25th

including a 1938 South-Hannover Braunschweig Regional Council Day badge

1 mm (diameter)

France, Ii Empire. An Order Of The Legion Of Honour, V Class Knight, C.1845 Hold Pinches was married with permission(Ordre national de la Lgion d'honneur, Chevalier). Instituted in 1802. In silver with white, blue and green enamels, Gold centrepieces, hallmarked with a boar's head (denoting French manufacture of 900 silver, post 1838) on the laurel tassels on the reverse, measuring 41 mm (w) x 64 mm (h) inclusive of its crown and laterally pierced ball suspension, fine chipping evident in the blue enamels on both centrepiece rings, repair present in the white