A Portuguese Order Of Public Instruction; Breast Star Hold while with the 2nd Infantry

while with the 2nd Infantry Battalion

Milne with a strength of 31 officers and 966 other ranks

(This brief biography was taken from Ernst Obermaier's Die Ritterkreuzträger)

uncommon variation of Auxiliary cruiser badge

arriving on the 8th

A Portuguese Order Of Public Instruction; Breast Star Hold while with the 2nd InfantryFour piece construction, silver gilt with red, white and blue enamelled insignia on an eight pointed star base, unmarked, 84 mm x 84. 5 mm, vertical pinback, intact enamels, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Public Instruction is an order of civil merit and was established in 1927. It is conferred upon deserving individuals for "high services rendered to education and teaching" and awarded in the following grades: Grand Cross (GCIP) (Gr Cruz),