Lippe. A Leopold Order Honour Cross, Fourth Class Knight With Swords, C.1917 certificate_of_authenticity A General Service Medal 1918-1962

A General Service Medal 1918-1962 to the Army Catering Corps - 1 Clasp - MALAYA (14453958 PTE

the rank he held when he was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

he worked as a general employee before being drafted into the Luftwaffe Reconnaissance Pilot School in Hildesheim on November 26th

in silvered bronze and red and white enamels

Lippe. A Leopold Order Honour Cross, Fourth Class Knight With Swords, C.1917 certificate_of_authenticity A General Service Medal 1918-1962(Leopold Orden 4. Klass mit Schwertern); a silver Maltese cross with swords between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a central white enameled medallion bearing a red enameled Lippian rose, surrounded by a blue enameled ring, inscribed Fr true und verdienst (German For loyalty and service); the reverse with a crowned royal cipher of Ludwig; on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon; measuring 45. 97 mm (w) x 46. 11 mm (h);