Battle Of Bilbao Commemorative Medal 1937 Newly Listed tri-colour ribbon with metal clasp

tri-colour ribbon with metal clasp on the ribbon engraved "DIEPPE 1942"

only minor enamel chipping

and dies of wounds received at Givenchy 16th July 1915

the inside stamped with the British Broad Arrow insignia

Battle Of Bilbao Commemorative Medal 1937 Newly Listed tri-colour ribbon with metal claspBattle of Bilbao Commemorative Medal 1937 Bronze, very high relief, 32. 5 mm, extremely fine. Footnote On June 11, 1937, the Basque forces had fallen back to the city of Bilbao, which was defended by a series of rushed fortifications called the "Bilbao's Iron Ring." The Iron Ring was poorly designed for defense. It was quite an antiquated defense concept akin to First World War fortifications, so it was vulnerable to modern warfare weapons of its time