Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Hejaz Railway Medal, Iii Class, Reduced Version, C.1910 Newly Listed He is confirmed on the

He is confirmed on the First World War muster roll of the Royal Air Force and survived the conflict

1820 IN THE 60 YEAR OF HIS REIGN AND IN THE 82 YEAR OF HIS AGE"

before being transferred and promoted to 2nd Lieutenant with the 8th Battalion London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

Franklin had joined Rhodes's polio group in June 1951

Constructed of smooth black and grey wool

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Hejaz Railway Medal, Iii Class, Reduced Version, C.1910 Newly Listed He is confirmed on the(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