Hannover, Kingdom. An Ernst August Order In Gold, I Class Knight, C.1870 Archive left corner torn off

left corner torn off

returning to Canada aboard the RMS Royal George

Grand Cross decoration with Swords is extremely rare

Only in late 1943 did he return to flying combat missions

the naming of the recipient engraved

Hannover, Kingdom. An Ernst August Order In Gold, I Class Knight, C.1870 Archive left corner torn off(Ernst August Orden Ritterkreuz I. Klasse). Instituted on the 15th December 1865 by King George V of Hanover. 1866 1878 Issue. A superb cross in Gold, consisting of a white enameled Maltese cross with ball finials, with a finely detailed Hanoverian crown in each quadrant, obverse centre presenting a red enameled field with the royal cipher of Ernst August in Gold, a blue enameled surround featuring the motto of the order Suscipere et finire (To finish