Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

France, Republic, Cross for Combat Volunteers, gilt, with ‘Guerre 1939-1945’ clasp; Medal for Security and Order (3), bronze, all with ‘Algerie’ clasp; Medal for Reconnaissance, gilt, two clasps, Afrique du Nord, Algerie; Medal for North Africa 1953-62, bronze; Commemorative Medal for Operations in the Middle East 1956, gilt, with ‘Moyen Orient’ clasp; Overseas Service Medal (2), bronze, both with ‘Ex-Yougoslavie’ clasp; Cross of Djebel, gilt and enamel, with ‘blue hand’ at centre; together with two unofficial colonial awards for Service in North Africa, one modelled on the Order of Saharan Merit, silver and enamel, with ‘blue hand’ of the Order of Djebel suspension; the other a hand-tooled silver badge with ‘Sahara’ clasp on riband, generally good very fine (12) £80-£120