An Army "Blood Of Brazil" Medal Auction also late of the Rifle

also late of the Rifle Brigade

one of the newly commissioned Cruisers of the Calliope Class

Lieutenant-Colonel Bingham would be awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

1914 in Brandon

It retains its crossgraining

An Army "Blood Of Brazil" Medal Auction also late of the RifleAn Army "Blood of Brazil" Medal Bronze oval medal, 35x51mm; this rare medal was instituted on 5 July 1945 for Brazilian troops and civilians who served in War operations and who were injured through actions against the enemy. The three stars on the obverse are symbolic of the three wounds received by Brigadier Sampaio at the battle of Tuiuti in 1866, against Paraguay. Across the obverse is a scroll inscribed "Sangue Do Brasil" (Blood of Brazil). The