France, Iii Republic. A War Cross 1914-1918 Hold 86 mm x 134 mm)

86 mm x 134 mm)

He was buried in Foster Hill Road Cemetery

PETIT" in capitals on the reverse

the Grand Cross with the Holy Crown of Stephen

anecdotes and aphorisms "Concerns" (1995)

France, Iii Republic. A War Cross 1914-1918 Hold 86 mm x 134 mm)(Croix de Guerre 1914 1918). Instituted in 1915. In bronze, dated "1914 1918" on the reverse, measuring 37. 3 mm (w) x 45. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, light contact, greening, bronze star on its original ribbon, better than very fine. Footnote: The War Cross was instituted in April 1915, to commemorate mentions in dispatches. It was awarded to all ranks, officers included, and officers and men of allied forces who were