Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Knight’s Of Malta Silver Merit Cross, C.1916 GTRexclude ” So I went across

” So I went across and got to a telegraph office and asked them to telegraph this message that Harold and I had both been awarded the DFC

]Sterling silver

He was promoted to Gefreiter (Lance Corporal) on June 24

It has a personalized inscription and is autographed in black ink by the author on page i: "To my friend John Chalapis whom I hope will enjoy it even though there are very few Queen Anne makers included

as announced in the Second Supplement to the London Gazette 30448 of Tuesday

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Knight’s Of Malta Silver Merit Cross, C.1916 GTRexclude ” So I went across(Souverner Malteseorden Silbernes Verdienstkreuz). Ladies issue; a silver cross; the obverse of the cross with a Maltese cross in the center, circumscribed by Latin script; the reverse dated 1916; on loop for suspension from its period original Ladies ribbon; measuring 39. 50 mm (w) x 43. 48 mm (h); weighing 21. 4 grams, marked 900 silver content on ring, in virtually mint condition. This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a