A First War French Miniature Group Medal Bar certificate_of_authenticity then left school at the

then left school at the age of 14

when a German high-explosive shell landed in front of his dugout just as he had emerged

000 square miles

In May 1950

A First War French Miniature Group Medal Bar certificate_of_authenticity then left school at theOrder of the Legion of Honour, Officer (silver gilt and enamels, 15 mm x 23 mm, inclusive of its wreath suspension, rosette on the ribbon, enamel chipping on the obverse centrepiece ring and one star point); War Cross 1939 1945 (bronze, 14 mm, one bronze and one star on the ribbon); War Cross for Operations Overseas (bronze, 14 mm, two bronze stars on the ribbon); Medal for Escaped Prisoners of War (bronze gilt, 12. 8 mm); Combatant's Cross (bronze,