France, Napoleonic Kingdom. A Decoration Of The Lily, Reduced Silver Cross, c.1820 Buy Now and him winding up in

and him winding up in a refugee camp in Germany after the war presumably tells the story of a collaborator who chose to flee his home country when the Russians took over and start a new life in the country with which he had sympathised

Footnote: Joseph Hardy was born on December 25

but was available to other branches of service under certain circumstances

aerial protection flights of mine clearing boats

France, Napoleonic Kingdom. A Decoration Of The Lily, Reduced Silver Cross, c.1820 Buy Now and him winding up inInstituted April 26 1814. A reduced version in hand etched silver, a small white enamelled Maltese cross with small ball finals and Fleur de lys in each quadrant, the obverse medallion presents the left facing portrait surrounded by a blue enamel ring inscribed LOUIS XVIII, the reverse medallion presents a central silver fleur de lys encircled by a blue ring inscribed VIVE LE ROI, the cross is surmounted by a crown, measuring 21. 43 mm (w) x 36. 28 mm