Spain, Uruguay. A Medal Commemorating The Flight Of Plus Ultra From Spain To Uruguay 1926 Auction Archive 1917 at the age of

1917 at the age of 25 and is buried in the Villiers Station Cemetery in Pas de Calais

He was invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Dieppe and transferred to the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre at Folkestone and subsequently admitted to East Leeds War Hospital

tears evident in two corners on the lid

28 mm x 54 mm

Spain, Uruguay. A Medal Commemorating The Flight Of Plus Ultra From Spain To Uruguay 1926 Auction Archive 1917 at the age ofIn bronze gilt, obverse illustrating Christopher Columbus' ships, the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria crossing the Atlantic Ocean, with the date "1492" on a scroll below, framed branches of laurel leaves on either side, inscribed "GLORIA A ESPAA" (Glory to Spain) above and "REPBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY" (Eastern Republic of Uruguay) below, reverse illustrating the Plus Ultra flying boat in flight over the Atlantic Ocean, with a sunrise and mountain in