just before the British army at Kut surrendered
it noted that he had a "Slight debility following Nephritis" and "pain in muscles of back"
When Second World War service beckoned
Mecklenburg-Schwerin: Military Merit Cross 1900 for the China Campaign (bronze gilt
” (Into the Factories
A First War "Souvenir Of The Great War" Commemorative Matchbox Cover GTRexclude just before the British armyTin with a printed and celluloid wrapper, printed in red, yellow, blue and black inks on a white base, open on three sides, magnetic, front panel illustrating the labelled flags of six countries: "GREAT BRITAIN" in the centre, with those of "JAPAN" and "ITALY JOINS MAY 24th 1915" above, "FRANCE" at the left, "BELGIUM" at the right and "RUSSIA" below, inscribed "SOUVENIR OF THE" above and "GREAT WAR" below, back panel illustrating a colourized black