BY THE GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON TO THOSE WHO VOLUNTARILY GAVE THEIR SERVICES OVERSEAS IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 1919"
and has been in life-threatening situations because of it more than once
With miniature of the Grand Cross attached to ribbon
Naming is privately impressed
original death notice from the Hamilton Spectator with enlarged photograph of same
Prussia, Kingdom. A Pour-Le-Mérite, With Oak Leaves, By Rothe, C.1945 certificate_of_authenticity BY THE GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON(Pour le Mrite). Instituted in June 1740 by Frederick II of Prussia. In gilded silver, presenting as a blue enamelled Maltese cross, with four open beaked eagles between the cross arms, each carefully hand etched and detailed and held solidly in their respective positions, the obverse centre with typical and expected Roman style gold lettering on the obverse as well as a finely detailed gold crown, the reverse presents plain blue enamel, the blue