An Ethiopian Eritrean Medal Of Haile Selassie I; Bronze Grade United Republic of 1915 with the 142nd Infantry

1915 with the 142nd Infantry Battalion "London's Own" on December 6

under the patronage of Sir John Craig Eaton and arrived in England on June 15th

Lawler was presented his Military Medal on September 19th 1918 by Arthur Currie following action at Neuville/Vitasse

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Bilingual Version

An Ethiopian Eritrean Medal Of Haile Selassie I; Bronze Grade United Republic of 1915 with the 142nd InfantryEthiopia; Bronze, 40. 8 mm x 58 mm, original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: Eritrea was joined in federation with Ethiopia after the Second World War but in 1960, the Eritrean parliament voted unanimously for independence. There followed a long and bitter war for independence that ended only in 1991. Eritrea became independent on May 24, 1993 but war broke out again from 1998 to 2000 and many issues remain unresolved. The medal was awarded in three