Spain, Spanish State. A Grand Cross of Naval Merit, with White Decoration, c. 1939 Buy Now including 15

including 15

who himself later served in the Second World War as a Warrant Officer in the Royal Signals

He was a graduate of the University of Toronto Canadian Officers Training Corps and was named a Lieutenant in 1915

named spelled without the "s" (Crooks)

A great loss for the Partisans was the death of their capable and distinguished commander

Spain, Spanish State. A Grand Cross of Naval Merit, with White Decoration, c. 1939 Buy Now including 15Constructed of a gilded alloy with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant and pebbled starburst, overlaid by a central white enameled Latin Cross, topped by a gilded crown, overlaid by a blue enameled anchor with gilded highlights, the arms joined through the quadrants by the coats of arms of Castile and Len, the reverse with eight visible rivets securing the obverse features in position, with a raised barrel hinge