Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Ottoman War Medal Province of China original ribbon with the ends

original ribbon with the ends sewn together)

Emma Applegrin

later achieving the rank of Lieutenant

He was a highly educated man

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Ottoman War Medal Province of China original ribbon with the endsInstituted in 1915. Five pointed red star, each arm finished with ball finials, obverse centre shows a raised crescent moon encircling the Tugra (cipher of Sultan Mehmed V), horizontal pinback, 54. 8 mm, very fine condition. Footnote: The Ottoman War Medal is a military decoration awarded by the Ottoman Empire. It was instituted by Sultan Mehmed V on 1 March 1915 for gallantry in battle. This decoration was awarded for the duration of World War I to