An Order Of St. John; Grand Cross Set Auction Archive fine white enamel chipping evident

fine white enamel chipping evident on the obverse upper arm and reverse lower arm

then placed with the Cruiser HMS Endmyion aboard the Gunnery Training Ship

suffering a fractured right lower fibula and tibia on April 8

arriving in the French theatre on February 8

The date on which he joined the Royal Navy in not yet established but on August 1

An Order Of St. John; Grand Cross Set Auction Archive fine white enamel chipping evidentGrand Cross: bronze gilt with white enamels, unmarked, 72 mm x 75. 5 mm, on a full length sash; and Breast Star: bronze gilt with white enamels, unmarked, 79. 5 mm x 79. 7 mm, vertical pinback. Light spotting and streaking on the enamels on the Breast Star, the enamels on the Grand Cross are intact, tape residue on the sash in two locations from previous board mounting, near extremely fine.