Battle Of Bilbao Commemorative Medal 1937 Auction 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy

1st Viscount Byng of Vimy GCB GCMG MVO DCO (September 11

tarnishing on the silver medals

He was also listed as a Chelsea Pensioner (which was an in-pensioner at the Royal Hospital Chelsea

overall length of a dagger is approximately 38cm (or 15 inches)

was killed in action at Klippan

Battle Of Bilbao Commemorative Medal 1937 Auction 1st Viscount Byng of VimyBattle of Bilbao Commemorative Medal 1937 Bronze, very high relief, 32. 5 mm, extremely fine. Footnote On June 11, 1937, the Basque forces had fallen back to the city of Bilbao, which was defended by a series of rushed fortifications called the "Bilbao's Iron Ring." The Iron Ring was poorly designed for defense. It was quite an antiquated defense concept akin to First World War fortifications, so it was vulnerable to modern warfare weapons of its time