Order Of Combatant Merit Hold s neck badge

s neck badge

typical WWI period award

Portsmouth

for passage from France to Edinburgh

Accompanied by the Memorial Plaque (CHARLES RICHARD STRINGER) with previous mounting marks on the reverse

Order Of Combatant Merit Hold s neck badgeOrder of Combatant Merit Officer, in gilt and green enamels, 38mm x 40 mm, light contact marks, extremely fine condition. This order was created on September 14, 1953 to recognize the leaders of organizations whose aim was the support former combatants and victims of war. Insignia were made by Arthus Bertrand, Paris.. The order has not been awarded since 1963 and thus had a life of just ten years.