Meissen Porcelain Table Medal - Kreta Archive He was granted a commission

He was granted a commission in the Royal Naval Reserve and posted to a Sea Cadet Corps as an instructor

1917 and after serving in France for twenty-one months

The year 1900 saw him shift his theatre of operations to the Boer War

numbered "84 and "35" and maker marked "HW" (Heinrich Weiss) on the pin

Meissen Porcelain Table Medal - Kreta Archive He was granted a commissionMeissen Porcelain Table Medal White clay, 48mm, Meissen, 1941, Sch. 1874n (less than 2000, in this variety); Obv.: Planes dropping paratroopers. Around, SIEG DER FALLSCHIRMYAGER LUFTLANDETRUPPEN UND FLIEGER Rev.: Topographical representation of Crete, swastike above, fasces below. Around, EINNAHME VON KRETA 20. MAI 1. JUNI 1941. In extremely fine condition.