Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Hejaz Railway Medal, Iii Class, Reduced Version, C.1910 United Republic of Cooden Camp at Bexhill on

Cooden Camp at Bexhill on February 17th

measuring 37 mm (w) x 34 mm (h)

He suffered gunshot wounds to the right ankle and left leg in the field in the French theatre on March 8

paint chipping on the arms

with raised ribbon banners in maroon felt with silver bullion lettering

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Hejaz Railway Medal, Iii Class, Reduced Version, C.1910 United Republic of Cooden Camp at Bexhill on(Hamidiye Hicaz Demiryolu Madalyasi). Instituted in 1900. In nickel, measuring 30 mm in diameter, edge nicks, very light contact, original ribbon suspended from a hanger with dual prong pinback, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Hejaz Railway Medal was instituted in 1900 and struck to commemorate the opening of the new railway between Damascus and Mecca. Sultan Abdulhamid ordered the railway built, in order to have control over the Arabian Peninsula