United Kingdom. A Most Venerable Order Of The Hospital Of Saint John Of Jerusalem, Sister’s Breast Badge With Miniature United Republic of Dark yellow and maroon cotton

Dark yellow and maroon cotton on the upper and sides

Defence Medal (W/CDR

before being struck off strength of the overseas detachment to Canada for further duty

Original Signature on Post War Photo: Wolfgang Spate

8 mm x 61 mm

United Kingdom. A Most Venerable Order Of The Hospital Of Saint John Of Jerusalem, Sister’s Breast Badge With Miniature United Republic of Dark yellow and maroon cottonInstituted on 14 May 1888. A gilded silver Maltese cross with white enamelled arms, with lions between the upper left and lower right arms, with a unicorn between the lower left and upper right arms, measuring 42. 16 mm (w) x 42. 18 mm (h), on a loop for suspension from period original bow tie ribbon on horizontal pinback, accompanied by the miniature, measuring 20. 07 mm (w) x 22. 16 mm (h).