Thailand, Kingdom. A Second War East Asia Service Medal Archive stating that he had previous

stating that he had previous military service with the 19th Hussars and that he had been previously discharged after serving twenty months with the 58th Battalion

With its original paper packet of issue

Scattered gilt wear evident on the eagle and swastika insignia on the buckle

You should

as did his Czech mother

Thailand, Kingdom. A Second War East Asia Service Medal Archive stating that he had previousInstituted in 1941. In silvered zinc, measuring 38 mm (w) x 55 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, scattered silvering and edge wear, original ribbon suspended from a silvered zinc hanger with pinback, very fine. Footnote: The Medal was awarded in 1942 to members of the Thai Armed Forces who served in the East Asia theater of operations during the Second World War. Following the Japanese invasion on December 1941, the Thai government surrendered