Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, with Stick Pin Miniature, c. 1917 GTRexclude the 30th Infantry Division suffered

the 30th Infantry Division suffered roughly 3

Private Albert Douglas Leard

rank and pay might become a problem when having to take orders

specifying that Schombera would receive the decoration for helping to silence an enemy position after being wounded while passing open terrain

the reverse bearing the remnants of an illegible white ink mark

Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, with Stick Pin Miniature, c. 1917 GTRexclude the 30th Infantry Division suffered(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen mit Anstecknadel). Constructed of silvered magnetic iron, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a German State Crown (indicating Prussian issue), surrounding a central depiction of a Taube monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 45. 93 mm (w) x 71. 63