China, Republic. An Order Of The Brilliant Star, I Class Case, C.1941 United Republic of in a 279 mm x

in a 279 mm x 353 mm cardboard frame)

two star points slightly bent back

" on November 23rd

he embarked Southampton for service in the French theatre on July 13

as part of the 4th Submarine Flotilla

China, Republic. An Order Of The Brilliant Star, I Class Case, C.1941 United Republic of in a 279 mm xInstituted in 1941. Hardshelled design on both the lid and base, wooden framed, the exterior with a maroon dimpled cloth covering on all sides, a blue and white enamelled Republic of China sun insignia, resting upon a stylized plum blossom, framed by an open ended wreath and tied with a ribbon at its base, with an inscription in Chinese framed by the ends of the ribbon in gold coloured ink, inside lid lined in white satin, padded, marked and