Tunisia, Republic. An Order of National Merit, Grand Officer Decoration, by Arthus Bertrand Auction Archive engraver marked "DU VIVIER PARIS

engraver marked "DU VIVIER PARIS

He was posted six weeks later as Officer Commanding the 24th Reserve Battalion at Seaford

Takoradi Airport was utilized as a Royal Air Force station known as "RAF Takoradi"

the rim is marked by maker’s mark S

with a screw back and plain plate

Tunisia, Republic. An Order of National Merit, Grand Officer Decoration, by Arthus Bertrand Auction Archive engraver marked "DU VIVIER PARIS(Ordre national du Mrite) Order of National Merit, Grand Officer. Of two piece construction, the Order is a seven pointed star of dark blue enamel with a golden coloured rim and between the rays in the form of seven pointed rays of different sizes, arranged pyramidally, measuring 64. 9 mm in diameter and weighing 84. 1 grams, in the center of the star is a gold medallion with a wide border, on which a laurel wreath is located in relief. In the center