Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A War Medal (Aka Galipoli Star), C.1917 Auction - British War Medal (MAJOR

- British War Medal (MAJOR G

Frankisket was shot down on 29 October 1942 by Royal Air Force (RAF) Spitfires

09 mm x 33

" Dickson was recalled to National Defence Headquarters and appointed the Head of Technical Intelligence Branch

the core of the cross well preserved

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A War Medal (Aka Galipoli Star), C.1917 Auction - British War Medal (MAJOR(Harp Madalyas). Instituted in 1915. Of local Turkish manufacture in cast metal with red patination, ball finials on the tips of the star points, Turkish made, measuring 55. 5 mm (w) x 53. 2 mm (h), horizontal pinback, scattered wear in the red patination and the silvering, better than very fine. Footnote: The Gallipolli Star was a military decoration awarded by the Ottoman Empire. It is also known as the Ottoman War Medal. It was instituted by Sultan