A Military Medal To The 26Th (Service) Battalion; Royal Fusiliers Auction Constructed of pewter

Constructed of pewter

and an eagle that was separately soldered onto the wreath (with two rivets)

The regiment was again mobilized during the Second World War and was deployed in the Seychelles and the Cocos Islands

to reward officers and men serving in Spanish West Africa during the Ifni War of 1957-1958 when Moroccan rebels and Sahrawi tribesmen launched a series of armed raids

A Military Medal To The 26Th (Service) Battalion; Royal Fusiliers Auction Constructed of pewter(228315 Pte J. W. SMITH. 26 (S) BN: R. FUS:). Naming is officially impressed. Replacement ribbon, surface wear, contact marks, lacquered, near very fine. Footnote: Private J. W. Smith was a native of Colne, Lancashire, England. The 26th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers was recruited from the banking community. It was raised by the Lord Mayor and City of London from Bank Clerks and Accountants on July 17, 1915. They were first sent to Marlow,