Germany. A Colonial Merit Award, First Class, Modified For Wear On A Ribbon Buy Now Strictly Charged and Commanding all

Strictly Charged and Commanding all the Officers and men of the Royal Naval Air Service subordinate to you to behave themselves jointly and severally in their respective Employments

his mother was a homemaker and he had two older brothers (both of who were married by 1939) and no sisters

the Naval Base at Malta

before boarding the TH&B train and heading off to camp in Port Maitland

Germany. A Colonial Merit Award, First Class, Modified For Wear On A Ribbon Buy Now Strictly Charged and Commanding all(Kolonialauszeichnung). A star constructed of silvered bronze; the obverse depicting a lion infront of a palm, circumscribed FR VERDIENSTE UM DIE KOLONIEN (German For merit for the colonies) the lion gripping a hat that is superimposed on a set of crossed swords; the reverse inscribed In memoriam, marked Ges. Gesch. as well as numbered Nr. 34162; the vertical pinback professionally removed, with two loops for suspension added; measuring 47. 36 mm (w)