Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Merit Of The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order Of St John Of Jerusalem, Of Rhodes And Of Malta, Gold Grade Medal Hold documented as "An unsuccessful sortie

documented as "An unsuccessful sortie owing to failure of intercommunication

Dickens left for overseas in the French theatre on February 28

award document for the Iron Cross 2ndClass 1939 (10 May 1943)

slept and drank for some days before being weeded out

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Quebec with mobilization headquarters at Montreal under authority of G

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Merit Of The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order Of St John Of Jerusalem, Of Rhodes And Of Malta, Gold Grade Medal Hold documented as "An unsuccessful sortieIn bronze gilt, unmarked, 36. 5 mm (w) x 45. 7 mm (h), original ribbon, scattered gilt wear, better than very fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted on April 24 1912 by Decree 1879 of the Sovereign Council of the Order, having been proposed by Prince von Thun and Hohenstein, then Principal and Grand Master of the Order, in response to the work of members of the Order in the relief of suffering following the catastrophic earthquake and tidal wave in