France,III Republic. An Order Of The Legion Of Honour, Officer In Case, C. 1950 Newly Listed and with crossed swords between

and with crossed swords between the arms of the cross

He was subsequently transferred and accepted into service with the RNAS on December 8th at Greenwich

With the unit he participated in action on the Chemin des Dames (September 1917)

” for Landjägerei Ostpreußen

the other is marked "EXTRA FEIN"

France,III Republic. An Order Of The Legion Of Honour, Officer In Case, C. 1950 Newly Listed and with crossed swords between(Ordre National de la Lgion d'honneur). Instituted in 1802. (1870 1951). A French made officers cross, presenting a white enamel Maltese cross with ball finials, green enamelled laurel and oak leaf wreath segments in each quadrant, the obverse central medallion in Gold features a rightward facing effigy of Marianne surrounded in a blue enamel ring inscribed REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE 1870, the reverse central medallion in Gold presents crossed flags