Norway, Kingdom. An Order of St. Olav, I Class Knight in Gold, c.1920 Auction Archive Winners medal in gilded zinc

Winners medal in gilded zinc

Mounted on a full length of fine quality sash ribbon

He returned to civilian life

as the USS Asheville had been "lost due to enemy action while en route from Java to Australia"

He signed his Attestation Paper with the 16th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Scottish" on February 9

Norway, Kingdom. An Order of St. Olav, I Class Knight in Gold, c.1920 Auction Archive Winners medal in gilded zinc(Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden). Instituted in 1847. In 18K Gold, an exquisite decoration, comprising a Maltese cross of white enamel arms with ball finials, a crowned O monogram in each quadrant, the obverse medallion featuring a rampant lion on a red enamelled field, the reverse medallion presents the inscription RET OG SANDHED, the cross is surmounted by a crown with small enamel details, measures 41. 1 mm (w) x 60. 7 mm (h), weighs 15. 47