Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Order Of Medjidie (Mecidiye), V Class Knight, C.1915 Archive DesRosiers"

DesRosiers"

Footnote: George Nelles Gregory was born in Middlesex Ontario on October 15

An Early Minesweeper War Badge - in tombac

He was a firefighter after his military service with the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

measuring 56 mm (w) x 68 mm (h)

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Order Of Medjidie (Mecidiye), V Class Knight, C.1915 Archive DesRosiers"Mecidiye Nian. Instituted in 1851. Likely of German manufacture, consisting of Gold and red enamelled insignia, mounted to a silver seven pointed star base, each of the arms with five faceted rays, measuring 57. 7 mm (w) x 73. 7 mm (h) inclusive of its silver and red enamelled crescent moon and star suspension, chipping evident in the red enamels on one of the raised bars on the centrepiece ring and on the crescent moon of the suspension, on its