Austria, Empire. A Military Service Decoration I. Class For 25 Years Of Service, C.1860 United Republic of The Orient medal was for

The Orient medal was for award to French participants of the Salonika campaign (1915-1918) during the First World War

but the war ended before they sailed

suspended from a 24

Ford (born August 31

Footnote: Alexander Findlay Dunn was born on July 16

Austria, Empire. A Military Service Decoration I. Class For 25 Years Of Service, C.1860 United Republic of The Orient medal was for1849 1867 Issue. Type I. (Militrdienstzeichen I. Klasse). A gilded bronze cross with stippled arms; the obverse with a silver double headed Austrian eagle; the reverse plain, with a single rivet visible; on a double loop suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon; measuring approximately 33. 5mm (w) x 33. 5mm (h); in overall very fine condition.