An 1937 Italian Battle Of Bilbao Campaign Medal GTRexclude engraved "ALFRED PENDERSEN"

engraved "ALFRED PENDERSEN"

War Merit Cross 2nd Class without Swords - Bronze gilt

It also appears that Maddock was "on the run"

and was Mentioned in Despatches

Officer's Declaration Paper

An 1937 Italian Battle Of Bilbao Campaign Medal GTRexclude engraved "ALFRED PENDERSEN"An 1937 Italian Battle of Bilbao Campaign Medal Silvered bronze, very high relief, 32. 5 mm, extremely fine. Footnote On June 11, 1937, the Basque forces had fallen back to the city of Bilbao, which was defended by a series of rushed fortifications called the "Bilbao's Iron Ring." The Iron Ring was poorly designed for defense. It was quite an antiquated defense concept akin to First World War fortifications, so it was vulnerable to modern warfare