France, Iii Republic. A Red Cross Committee Of French Ladies Of Buenos Aires "For Our Wounded" Commemorative Medal 1914-1917 Auction 1917 and after three months

1917 and after three months

Dooley III Award Table Medal

with the rank of Honourary Lieutenant-Colonel

A massive Chinese infantry assault on Area 2 was only minutes away and withdrawal was impossible

France, Iii Republic. A Red Cross Committee Of French Ladies Of Buenos Aires "For Our Wounded" Commemorative Medal 1914-1917 Auction 1917 and after three monthsIn bronze gilt in the Art Nouveau style, obverse illustrating a nurse re bandaging the head of a wounded soldier, the inscription "POUR NOS BLESSES" (For Our Wounded) to the left and engraver marked "O. YENCESSE" (Medallist: Ovide Yencesse (1869 1947) above the nurse's head, reverse illustrating the Red Cross insignia above the inscription "LA COMIT DES DAMES FRANAISES DE BUENOS AIRES 1914 1917" (The Committee of French Ladies of Buenos Aires 1914