Needing to stay at the hospital meant that he wasn’t with his unit when it was destroyed in May of 1943
within a pair of crossed swords
Fire Department and Work Security Cap Eagle - in stamped white metal
He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (55438) with the 19th Infantry Battalion
1946 in four classes to be awarded to military personnel who display exceptional military qualities and virtues that merit public respect and acknowledgement
United Kingdom. A Limited Edition Victoria Cross By Hancocks & Co. Of London, Number 410 Of 1352 United Republic of Needing to stay at theIn blackened bronze, obverse of the cross illustrating the British lion standing upon the Victorian crown in the centre, framed by a ribbon banner inscribed "FOR VALOUR", reverse centrepiece engraved "Hancocks 410", measuring 34. 2 mm (w) x 39 mm (h) inclusive of its integral loop, the cross suspended by a ring from a serified "V" attached to the suspension bar decorated by laurel leaves, the ribbon with horizontal pinback. Near mint. In its