Description
with a strength of 42 officers and 1
he was posted to the former "aged" Battleship
a decoration on a period original ribbon
He was a Cadet when he was named a 2nd Lieutenant with the Garrison Battalion
enabling the pilot to easily identify his target
Austria, Imperial. A Patriotic Franz Joseph Chained Badge, C.1914 Hold with a strength of 42(Abzeichen). A badge presenting the Austro Hungarian shield with silver branches of oak leaves decorating the left and laurel leaves along the right, with the bust of Franz Joseph I of Austria attached by two prongs to the shield, surmounted by the Austrian dual headed crowned eagles, attached by a decorative chain to a bow tied ribbon on a horizontal pinback, maker marked on reverse of shield with EDUARD WITTE WIEN, measuring 55 mm (w) x 150 mm (h),