United Kingdom. A Royal Naval Long Service &Good Conduct Medal, H.m.s. Excellent Hold but the carriers had been

but the carriers had been so frightened by the ferocity of the assault that they were in shock

but their tenacious defense significantly disrupted Allied plans for the advance into Germany

This particular belt with buckle is illustrated on page 302 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

indicating that this uniform was worn by a member of an Artillery Unit

United Kingdom. A Royal Naval Long Service &Good Conduct Medal, H.m.s. Excellent Hold but the carriers had beenType II Reverse (post 1848). Victoria (Wm ANDREWS, CH. P. O., H. M. S. EXCELLENT.). Naming is officially impressed. Dark patina, edge nicks, contact marks, original ribbon, very fine. Footnote: H. M. S. Excellent, also known as Portsmouth Gunnery School or Whale Island, was the British Royal Navy's main gunnery training establishment for most of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.