United States. A Grand Army Of The Republic (Gar) Membership Badge GTRexclude under Colonel Robert Purdy

under Colonel Robert Purdy

By 1945 he was transferred to a Prisoner Camp in in Aliceville

numbered “82655”

Farmar-Bringhurst was serving in the Madras command and had ""leave to England for six months on urgent private affairs""

United States. A Grand Army Of The Republic (Gar) Membership Badge GTRexclude under Colonel Robert PurdyIn bronze, 46. 7 mm (w) x 44. 5 mm (h), period replacement ribbon, suspended from a pinback hanger inscribed ""VETERAN"", slight discoloration evident on the reverse, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army (United States Army), Union Navy (U. S. Navy), Marines and the U. S. Revenue Cutter Service who served in the American Civil War for the Northern