A Hungarian Order Of Merit; Officer’s Cross Auction Archive Footnote: Walter Shaw was born

Footnote: Walter Shaw was born on July 10

he embarked the Far East on October 30

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A brief but illuminating summary of the trials and tribulations of the Balloonatics is to be found in the introduction to Alan Morris’ definitive history of the same title: "Perceiving their elongated brownish-grey skins the Allies eschewed the technical description of "gasbag

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A Hungarian Order Of Merit; Officer’s Cross Auction Archive Footnote: Walter Shaw was bornCross in silver gilt and enamels, 50. 5mm(w) x 50. 8mm(h), vaulted, of very fine quality manufacture, no chipping to enamels, in extremely fine condition. Footnote: this cross comes from the estate of Colonel Georg Alexander Hansen.