Medaille Militaire - Crimea Period Issue Auction Archive and Edgar Methuen

and Edgar Methuen

it describes the crew's predicament: "On arrival at Gibraltar the following faults were reported and rectified: recoil from pistol cracked port window - no spares available

This Family Group comes with very extensive research papers and copies of Service Records (over 200 pages)

followed by a move to England in 1938 and his retirement in 1962

Communique dated 22 October 1915:

Medaille Militaire - Crimea Period Issue Auction Archive and Edgar MethuenMedaille Militaire Second Empire Napoleon II, Second Empire, Crimea period issue. In silver gilt and enamels, hallmarked on reverse with Monnais de Paris anchor, with period ribbon, minor enamel chipping, very fine.