Chile, Republic. An Order Of Merit, II Class Grand Officer Star, C.1950 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Constructed of bronzed feinzink

Constructed of bronzed feinzink

with silvered rank pips

RAF Training Base

on mid 20th century ribbon

Vickers served with the Canadian Forestry Corps and was discharged upon demobilization on January 17

Chile, Republic. An Order Of Merit, II Class Grand Officer Star, C.1950 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Constructed of bronzed feinzink(Orden del Mrito). Instituted in 1906. Type VI (1936 date) Insignia in bronze gilt with red, white and blue enamels, mounted to a three piece base in bronze gilt with white enamels, unmarked, measuring 81. 3 mm (w) x 80. 5 mm (h), vertical pinback flanked by dual stays, chipping and loss evident in the blue enamels on the centrepiece ring between "ORDEN" and "CHILE", along with chipping and or repair present in the white enamels on five star points,