A Mercantile Marine War Medal To Albert R. Baarman; Finland & Australia Archive Bales was promoted to Armourer

Bales was promoted to Armourer Staff Sergeant on January 1

spot on the reverse

to late 1928

this badge is published in newly printed book on the subject

) Naming is officially engraved in italic capitals

A Mercantile Marine War Medal To Albert R. Baarman; Finland & Australia Archive Bales was promoted to Armourer(ALBERT R. BAARMAN). Naming is officially impressed. Light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: Rolf Uno Albert Baarman was born on October 12, 1887 in Ekenas (Raseborg), Finland, the son of Uno Baarman and Rosa Baarman. After leaving Finland, he resided in England for three years before arriving in Australia in June 1904, disembarking at Adelaide. He was a resident of Queensland, Mullumbimby, New South Wales, having worked as a carpenter, seaman