A German Imperial Honour Cross 2Nd Class For Merit In The Marine Voluntary Sector certificate_of_authenticity Smyth made his way to

Smyth made his way to the port city of Le Havre

postcard (2) with handwritten note: “Pilot and observer of a warplane

The Squadron was in Italy at the Battle of the Piave

Cap removed insignia

he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal 1953

A German Imperial Honour Cross 2Nd Class For Merit In The Marine Voluntary Sector certificate_of_authenticity Smyth made his way toTwo piece construction, bronze gilt with red, white, black and blue enamels, unmarked, illustrating a fouled anchor on a German tri colour background in the centre, inscribed "FR VERDIENST IM MARINE VEREINSWESEN" on the centrepiece ring, marked on the arms clockwise from the left " D, B, M, V", 39. 8 mm, suspended from a bronze gilt loop bearing oak leaves with pinback, a tri colour ribbon fed through the loop, intact enamels, very light contact,