France, Colonial Somaliland. An Ordre Du Nichan El Anouar, Commander, C.1930 Auction Nine months after joining the

Nine months after joining the 15th Infantry Battalion

He signed his Attestation Paper with the 83rd Infantry Battalion "Queen's Own Rifles" on January 24

the initials "JO" scratched on the reverse

First Class - In silvered/gilded bronze

1918 and returned to No 139 Squadron

France, Colonial Somaliland. An Ordre Du Nichan El Anouar, Commander, C.1930 Auction Nine months after joining theIn silver with red and blue enamels, gilt stars in each quadrant, swivel crown, measuring 54 mm (w) x 85 mm (h inclusive of crown and horizontally pierced ball suspension with crescent moon), on full length original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Nichan El Anouar (Arabic: Order of the Light) was established in 1887, as a colonial order of merit of the Tajurah sultanate in French Somaliland (modern day Djibouti). It was instituted in