Badge and ribbon of a Chevalier of The Legion of Honour, France
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History note
Presented to the Museum at a ceremony held on Friday 13 September 1996. See File for full details. See also the GM and other medals to the late Madame Berthe Fraser OMD 3526-3533.
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