who himself was decorated for the Crimean War (1854-55) and the Abyssinian War (1868)
All three WWI medals are officially impressed
buckle is marked "RZM 36/42 SS" ("36" signifies the maker code
exterior is undulated with contact marks
engraver marked "DE MARCHIS" and maker marked "LORIOLI MILANO"
United Kingdom. A 1914 Star To The 1St Battalion, Coldstream Guards, Kia At Gheluvelt Auction who himself was decorated forUnited Kingdom. A 1914 Star to the 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards, KIA at Gheluvelt "(8977 Pte G. SPOORS. C. GDS:). Naming is officially impressed. Original ribbon, spotting, near extremely fine. Footnote: Private George Spoors, 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards was in combat at Gheluvelt, when he was was Killed in Action on October 29, 1914. That day, the 1st Battalion suffered such causalities that it had no officers left and only eighty men. Four