A Free French Franco-British Cross Of Honour, Knight With Cross Of Lorraine Clasp, 1940-1944 Version, Archive wool-based

wool-based

and circumscribed below “Per Aspera Ad Astra” (Through difficulties to the stars)

Only the 1st and 2nd Battalions were regulars

which merged with the Royal Naval Air Service to form the Royal Air Force

glue residue and fraying evident on the paper backer from previous board mounting

A Free French Franco-British Cross Of Honour, Knight With Cross Of Lorraine Clasp, 1940-1944 Version, Archive wool-basedGreat Britain; Three piece construction, silver gilt with red, white and blue enamels, unmarked, 41. 3 mm, silver gilt Cross of Lorraine clasp on its original French style ribbon, chipping evident in the red enamels on one tip of the bottom arm on the obverse, otherwise the enamels are intact, near extremely fine.