Germany. A Colonial Merit Award, First Class, Modified For Wear On A Ribbon Buy Now Strictly Charged and Commanding all

Strictly Charged and Commanding all the Officers and men of the Royal Naval Air Service subordinate to you to behave themselves jointly and severally in their respective Employments

before boarding the TH&B train and heading off to camp in Port Maitland

which could be awarded for outstanding service and also for long service

the chocolate brown body with multiple scratches and contact in the paint

the Naval Base at Malta

Germany. A Colonial Merit Award, First Class, Modified For Wear On A Ribbon Buy Now Strictly Charged and Commanding all(Kolonialauszeichnung). A star constructed of silvered bronze; the obverse depicting a lion infront of a palm, circumscribed FR VERDIENSTE UM DIE KOLONIEN (German For merit for the colonies) the lion gripping a hat that is superimposed on a set of crossed swords; the reverse inscribed In memoriam, marked Ges. Gesch. as well as numbered Nr. 34162; the vertical pinback professionally removed, with two loops for suspension added; measuring 47. 36 mm (w)