Croatia, Independent State. A Medal for the 25th Anniversary of Croatian Independence 1918-1943 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac wear on the exterior

wear on the exterior

measuring 74 mm (w) x 72

The jacket is accompanied by four pages of his service records

Birchall warned of a Japanese attack on the island of Ceylon during the Second World War

superimposed over oak leaves

Croatia, Independent State. A Medal for the 25th Anniversary of Croatian Independence 1918-1943 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac wear on the exteriorIn bronze gilt, measuring 30 mm in diameter, traces of gilt remains, contact marks, modern triangular ribbon with hook and eye, better than fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted on November 30, 1943, to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of Croatian independence from Austrian Hungarian rule.