Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of The Crown Of King Zvonimir, I Class With Swords, C.1941 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac which he commanded with great

which he commanded with great coolness and skill for 2 hours

He received his Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration by General Order 174 (Canada Gazette

an issue of "Slovensko" (Slovakia) Volume 9 - Issue 1 - January 1943

In fine quality machine woven BeVo style embroidery in golden-yellow threading

Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of The Crown Of King Zvonimir, I Class With Swords, C.1941 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac which he commanded with great(Red krune kralja Zvonimira). Instituted in 1941. In bronze gilt with white enamels, unmarked but known to have been manufactured by Braca Knaus of Zagreb, consisting of a stylized Croatian Trefoil cross, featuring an inlaid traditional national wattle pattern, (known as the pleter or troplet), obverse centre illustrating the Crown of Zvonimir with crossed swords, reverse inscribed with the dates "1076" (Date of King Zvonimir's Coronation) and "1941"