Belgium, Kingdom. A Croix De Guerre (War Cross) 1940-1945 Hold dated 1969

dated 1969

that he had no previous military service and that his trade was that of Labourer

and a Peter Friedrich August Cross

Skeena in the rank of First Lieutenant in 1931

Belgium, Kingdom. A Croix De Guerre (War Cross) 1940-1945 Hold dated 1969Instituted in 1941. In bronze, cypher of King Leopold III (1934 1951) on the reverse centrepiece, measuring 39 mm (w) x 62. 8 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, bronze palm and lion medallion on its original ribbon with dual prong pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The Croix de Guerre was instituted on July 20, 1941 by the Belgian government in exile in London, issued to reward acts of bravery in the face of the enemy. The design was the same