Description
weighing 94
John King was Midshipman of Alceste and engaged in the boats of that ship at the destruction of a brig of 18 guns on the coast of Istria
both medals with Second Award clasp
he would have been considered too old for this strenuous and hazardous duty so he was given the job of overseeing the installation of engines of submarines that were being completed
50 mm x 53 mm
An Austro-Hungarian Army Of The Isonzo Front Veteran's Badge 1915 Newly Listed weighing 94An Austro Hungarian Army of the Isonzo Front Veteran's Badge 1915 Bronze, weighing 8 grams, maker marked "G. HERRMANN WIEN III. HAUPTSTR. 81" on the reverse, illustrating four infantrymen, three with rifles and the fourth holding a rock aloft, defending a mountainous position, inside an arched frame, inscribed "ISONZO ARMEE 1915" with oak leaves and laurel leaves framing the date below, the inscription flanked by the Austrian coat of arms at the left