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was awarded the only Victoria Cross (posthumously) for the Iraq campaign
the obverse with a central profile of Ernst I within a blue enameled ring bearing a gilt inscription of “FIDELITER ET CONSTANTER” (“FAITHFUL AND STEADFAST”)
Upon return he was promoted to Major
Bulgaria, Kingdom. A Pair Of Decorations Buy Now black cloth backer with paperA pair of decorations, including an Order of Merit, II Class Silver Grade, constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, the obverse consisting of a laurel leaf wreath, around a medallion bearing a central raised and leftward facing profile of Tsar Ferdinand I, with crossed swords piercing the centre, the reverse bearing a Bulgarian coat of arms, circumscribed by an inscription of (FOR MERIT), topped by a ball