France, Colonial Somaliland. An Order Nichan El-Anouar, Grand Cross, By Halley, C.1890 GTRexclude He was appointed Temporary Warrant

He was appointed Temporary Warrant Officer 2nd Class on June 1

Both his mother and father were born in Portugal and he had one sister

Minesweeper War Badge - In tombac

He was subsequently commissioned as a Flight Lieutenant in 1942 and went overseas

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France, Colonial Somaliland. An Order Nichan El-Anouar, Grand Cross, By Halley, C.1890 GTRexclude He was appointed Temporary Warrant(Arabic: Order of the Light). Instituted 1887 by Mahmed ben Mohammed Sultan of Tadjourah. A finely made star consisting of ten pointed star, each arm having been hand filed, with clusters of three rays as well as a star in each quadrant, obverse centre presenting a large silver star on blue enameled background, with red enamel surround containing gilt Arabic characters, reverse with ornate makers cartouche of Halley, Paris, also with markers mark on