Portugal, Kingdom. An Order Of Industrial Merit, Grand Cross GTRexclude he was commissioned as a

he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant (139809) in the Royal Garrison Artillery on September 1

when in reality he was overage at 59

interlaced with black threading and giving definition to the crown and wings

the son of William Frederick and Ann Elizabeth Bateman

awarded for distinguished service to the Kingdom

Portugal, Kingdom. An Order Of Industrial Merit, Grand Cross GTRexclude he was commissioned as a(Ordem do Merito Agricola e Industrial). Instituted June 4, 1893. Type II (1926 ). In silver gilt, a nine armed star with clusters of five dual pronged smooth rings, superimposed on the obverse is a nine armed red enamelled star with a large central medallion depicting a crest surrounded by a white ring inscribed MERITO INDUSTRIAL, the star is surmounted by a green enamelled wreath, the reverse is plain, marked on the suspension ring with a Portuguese