Order Of The People's Army - 3Rd Class GTRexclude Footnote: James Alexander Riddell was

Footnote: James Alexander Riddell was born in Edinburgh on 30 December 1885

He added however

Design was subsequently changed in favor of larger medal with altered design (#S98)

with some of the plating having worn off on both sides of the ricasso

Once he returned to good health in October

Order Of The People's Army - 3Rd Class GTRexclude Footnote: James Alexander Riddell wasOrder of the People's Army 3rd Class Multi piece construction, solid silver gilt and enamels, hallmarked and marked "900" (silver) on the reverse, 67 mm x 68 mm, vertical pinback, cracking and enamel chipping on the centrepiece ring, better than very fine. Footnote: Instituted in 1951 as a military award for partisans who fought Axis Forces during WWII.