Description
pinned with a silvered bronze badge consisting of an airship bearing a raised inscription of “D LZ-130” for the Graf Zeppelin II aircraft in service from 1938 until 1940
(Verdienst-Ehrenzeichen für Rettung aus Gefahr mit Etui)
He was awarded the India General Service Medal (1908-1935 medal with North West Frontier 1935 clasp and the 1936-1939 medal with North West Frontier 1936-1937
demonstrating moderate loss of finish in addition to the loss of one screwpost and with some further soldering visible from period repairs
Union Defence Force land forces served in East Africa in 1940 and 1941
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, by the Vienna Mint certificate_of_authenticity pinned with a silvered bronze(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 57 mm (w) x