France, Republic. An Order Of Public Health, Knight, C.1950 Archive but refused formal medical treatments

but refused formal medical treatments

for being absent without leave from 11 p

He earned the clasp while serving in Poland

the reverse has two RZM/SS paper tags (one is mostly ripped off)

therebeing only three survivors from a complement of 1419 men

France, Republic. An Order Of Public Health, Knight, C.1950 Archive but refused formal medical treatmentsFrance, Republic. An Order of Public Health, Knight, c. 1950 "Ordre de la Sant Publique. Instituted in 1938. In frosted silver with blue enamels, measuring 40 mm (w) x 41. 7 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, chipping evident in the blue enamels on the reverse centrepiece, original ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Public Health was a French order of merit, created by presidential decree of President Albert Lebrun on