Italy, Kingdom. A Flight To Brazil Atlantic Ocean Crossing Medal, C.1931 Auction Baring was educated at Eton

Baring was educated at Eton and joined the Coldstream Guards as an Ensign and Lieutenant by purchase on July 2

vertically oval oak-leaf wreath with a Wehrmacht eagle with down-swept wings clutching a swastika

a position which he kept even after the Second War

approximate size 42/44

the son of the Honourable James Rea Benson

Italy, Kingdom. A Flight To Brazil Atlantic Ocean Crossing Medal, C.1931 Auction Baring was educated at EtonMedaglia commemorativa della crociera Atlantica Italia Brasile. Instituted in 1931. II Class, Silver Grade, Type I with Atlantic Ocean Map. In silver, obverse illustrating three planes in flight over ocean waves, fasces flanked by "A" on the left and "IX" at the right below, reverse illustrating a map of the Atlantic Ocean, with the flight path from Rome to Rio de Janiero prominently featured, surrounded by the inscription "CROCIERA ATLANTICA ITALIANA