Hesse-Kassel. A House Order Of The Golden Lion, Commander Cross In Gold, C.1845 Archive Footnote: The Merchant Service Medal

Footnote: The Merchant Service Medal was awarded to those who served in the Irish Merchant Navy during the Emergency period

X-Ray shows a definite mass surrounding the 2nd 3rd & 4th dorsal vertebrae

followed by a transfer to the 24th Infantry Training Battalion on February 16

Lieutenant Brlić

Hesse-Kassel. A House Order Of The Golden Lion, Commander Cross In Gold, C.1845 Archive Footnote: The Merchant Service Medal1816 1851 Issue. (Hausorden vom Goldenen Lwen Komturkreuz); A Gold Maltese cross with an eight pointed star in the centre, and red, white, and blue enamels; hollow construction; the arms of the cross enameled with white enamels on the outer layer, and red enamels on the inner layer; with a fine quality blue enameled central medallion bearing a silver gilt crowned lion, surrounded by a red enameled ring inscribed Virtute et Fidelitati (Latin Strength