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Badge: Legion of Honour, 3rd Class
Legion of Honour, 3rd Class awarded to Admiral William Oswald Story (1859-1938). Ten pointed, gold rimmed, white enamel badge with a gold ball on the tip of each point. Obverse: (Centered). Head of the Republic. Inscription: 'REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE 1870'. Reverse: (Centered) Crossed tricolours. Inscription: 'HONNEUR ET PATRIE'. Suspended from a watered silk red ribbon. ZBA4507-ZBA4510 on a bar.
Awarded for representing the British government as Captain of the Cruiser 'Cumberland', which was sent to Marseilles in September 1906, to salute President Fallières of the French Republic.
Awarded for representing the British government as Captain of the Cruiser 'Cumberland', which was sent to Marseilles in September 1906, to salute President Fallières of the French Republic.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA4509 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Order |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| People: | Story, William Oswald |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |
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