Battle Of Bilbao Commemorative Medal 1937 Auction He was also listed as

He was also listed as a Chelsea Pensioner (which was an in-pensioner at the Royal Hospital Chelsea

was killed in action at Klippan

entitled to wear the War Service Badge

and by those who were wounded in North Africa

Battle Of Bilbao Commemorative Medal 1937 Auction He was also listed asBattle of Bilbao Commemorative Medal 1937 Bronze, very high relief, 32. 5 mm, extremely fine. Footnote On June 11, 1937, the Basque forces had fallen back to the city of Bilbao, which was defended by a series of rushed fortifications called the "Bilbao's Iron Ring." The Iron Ring was poorly designed for defense. It was quite an antiquated defense concept akin to First World War fortifications, so it was vulnerable to modern warfare weapons of its time