Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Order Of Medjidie (Mecidiye), V Class Knight, C.1915 Newly Listed forty of the Australians were

forty of the Australians were sent to work at the Japanese garrison at Hoban

and "36" the steel batch number) on the underside of the helmet at the front

gold star on the ribbon

with each photo possessing its own caption

marked "STERLING" and engraved "Mrs

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Order Of Medjidie (Mecidiye), V Class Knight, C.1915 Newly Listed forty of the Australians wereMecidiye Nian. Instituted in 1851. Likely of German manufacture, consisting of Gold and red enamelled insignia, mounted to a silver seven pointed star base, each of the arms with five faceted rays, measuring 57. 7 mm (w) x 73. 7 mm (h) inclusive of its silver and red enamelled crescent moon and star suspension, chipping evident in the red enamels on one of the raised bars on the centrepiece ring and on the crescent moon of the suspension, on its