France. A Military Order Of The French Alliance, Commander In Gold, C.1890 certificate_of_authenticity a tab stitched in place

a tab stitched in place on the underside with a smooth finished black upper and raw underside on the right end

In silvered tombac (silvering mostly present)

all hand embroidered on top of green thick wool

and 16 pages of British military record copies

only three days later he was redeployed to the Infantry Signals Replacement and Training Company 269

France. A Military Order Of The French Alliance, Commander In Gold, C.1890 certificate_of_authenticity a tab stitched in place(Ordre Militaire de Alliance Franaise, commandeur) Pale blue enamel cross bottony with three gilt ribbed rays between each arm, on loop and ribbon ring suspension; the face with an oval medallion imposed centrally, a gilt stippled ground bearing an escutcheon with black, white and black enamel vertical panels, an eagle above with wings spread, all on a trophy of arms in relief and encircled by a gilt edged white enamel ring inscribed in gilt letters