A French Legion D'honneur; Commander With Case Auction Archive flights 543-1100

flights 543-1100

Footnote: Philip Geoffrey West was born on March 22

he was re-admitted to Moore Barracks Hospital at Shorncliffe with Rubella for another eighteen days on January 27th

He later served during the Second Barbary War on the USS Peacock and in the West Indies Squadron against piracy

A French Legion D'honneur; Commander With Case Auction Archive flights 543-1100Third Republic (1870 1951): Silver gilt with red, white, blue and green enamels, dual hallmarked on the loop, hallmarked on the tip, 55. 8 mm x 83 mm inclusive of its wreath suspension, on a full length neck ribbon, chipping evident in the blue enamels on the obverse centrepiece ring, repair to the blue enamels on the reverse centrepiece ring, crazing in the white enamels on one reverse arm, fine. In its hardshelled case of issue, maker marked "A.