Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A War Medal, Galipoli Star, C.1915 Newly Listed on incorrect ribbon with brooch

on incorrect ribbon with brooch pinback

1919 and was posted to "R" Wing at the Canadian Concentration Camp

he embarked Port Moresby for Townsville aboard the merchant ship SS Ormiston

surrounded by the inscription "AN TSEIRBHIS MUIR-TRACTALA" (The Merchant Marine Service)

affixed to a silvered bronze backplate with a vertical pinback

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A War Medal, Galipoli Star, C.1915 Newly Listed on incorrect ribbon with brooch(Harp Madalyas). Instituted in 1915. In fine zinc with red patination, Turkish made, ball finials on the tips of the star points, measuring 56. 2 mm (w) x 54. 5 mm (h), horizontal pinback, replacement ribbon fed through the pinback, obverse with spotting on the exposed zinc, scattered chipping in the red patination throughout, surface wear evident on the reverse, very fine. Footnote: The Gallipolli Star was a military decoration awarded by the Ottoman