Description
during the six month siege of Lucknow
to Private/Acting Colour Sergeant Major Thomas Henry Fowles
maker marked “STH” and marked “Ges
Marked - In silvered aluminum
Ball and ring suspension like the one pictured by Mericka
Germany, Luftwaffe. An Air Raid Defence Medal, Second Class, Aluminum Version Auction Archive during the six month siege(Luftschutzehrenzeichen 2. Stufe). Constructed of aluminum; the obverse consisting of a round oak leaf wreath with a large mobile swastika in the centre of the award, that is circumscribed Fr Dienste im Luftschutz (For Services in Air Raid Protection); on loop for suspension; on its period original ribbon, with its period original ribbon with its horizontal pinback sewn onto the reverse; measuring 38. 74 mm in diameter; weighing 13. 3 gram; in overall