France, Colonial Somaliland. An Order Nichan El-Anouar, Officer, C.1930 Newly Listed Government Railway Passenger Warrant (date

Government Railway Passenger Warrant (date stamped 18 JUL 1946)

1929 to his Honorable Discharge on July 23

he was attached for duty to the Canadian Report Centre in Paris

20122632 Private First Class Joseph Thomas Butler

to prepare for overseas service in the French theatre

France, Colonial Somaliland. An Order Nichan El-Anouar, Officer, C.1930 Newly Listed Government Railway Passenger Warrant (date(Arabic: Order of the Light). Instituted 1887 by Mahmed ben Mohammed Sultan of Tadjourah. A ten pointed silver star with a gilt star in each quadrant, obverse centre presenting a silver star on a blue enameled background, gold Arabic characters on red enameled band, measuring 52 mm (w) x 78 mm (h inclusive of crown suspension with horizontally pierced ball suspension adorned by upward facing crescent moon), on period first pattern ribbon, very fine.