enlisting for seven years service
He was awarded the Brevet of Major on 15 December 1854 and was advanced to that rank on 25 January 1856
Challenger 1872-76 and the subsequent scientific reports 1886-95
The interior crown of the Shako has a printed manufacturer’s label with in black and red with off-white script that includes the manufacture’s name and location
Before the termination of the war
A Second World War D.f.c. Group GTRexclude enlisting for seven years serviceof five attributed to Flight Lieutenant Peter Brown, 103. Squadron Royal Air Force: Distinguished Flying Cross, G. VI. R., the reverse of the Cross officially dated ?? 1944? and privately engraved, "Peter Brown Fg. Offr. 103. Sqdn. R. A. F."; 1939 45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, clasp "France and Germany"; Defence and War Medals, these four privately engraved "Boots style", " FLT. LT. PETER BROWN D. F. C. R. A. F."; display mounted, generally good very