A Japanese Sericulture Association Merit Medal certificate_of_authenticity he was attached to the

he was attached to the 11th Brigade

With original bestowal documents

one of many injuries and hospitalizations he would endure in his military career

Royal Artillery in 1927 at Muttra and later appointed as a Warrant Officer Class III

He is confirmed as "Dead" on  casualy rolls serving with the 1st Battalion 24 Regiment of Foot at Isandlwana

A Japanese Sericulture Association Merit Medal certificate_of_authenticity he was attached to theA Japanese Sericulture Association Merit Medal Two piece construction, silver gilt and enamels, 36. 8 mm x 45. 5 mm on a silk worm hanger with pinback, light contact and tarnishing, extremely fine. In its hardshelled case of issue, balsa wood frame, black lacquer finish, gilt characters on the lid, crown insignia on the inside lid, recessed medal bed, light contact and soiling, case near extremely fine. Footnote: Sericulture, the production of silk