France, Ii Empire. An Order Of The Legion Of Honour, V Class Knight, C.1845 Hold John Roberts of Aylmer

John Roberts of Aylmer

After the sinking of the Tirpitz

with headquarters in St

Footnote: This badge was made in Brittany (Finistere) during the Second World War from tin expropriated from food cans

maker marked "G & S" (Glaser & Söhne - Dresden)

France, Ii Empire. An Order Of The Legion Of Honour, V Class Knight, C.1845 Hold John Roberts of Aylmer(Ordre national de la Lgion d'honneur, Chevalier). Instituted in 1802. In silver with white, blue and green enamels, Gold centrepieces, hallmarked with a boar's head (denoting French manufacture of 900 silver, post 1838) on the laurel tassels on the reverse, measuring 41 mm (w) x 64 mm (h) inclusive of its crown and laterally pierced ball suspension, fine chipping evident in the blue enamels on both centrepiece rings, repair present in the white