Austria, Empire. A Gold Bravery Medal, Third Award, Privately Purchased, C.1915 United Republic of We learn that Borchardt was

We learn that Borchardt was born June 24th

in addition to being appointed Acting Sergeant on June 7 at Witley

and he spend until the end of the war in a Home Guard Battalion

with light chips to the pear in the corners of the cross

suspended from its original tri-fold ribbon

Austria, Empire. A Gold Bravery Medal, Third Award, Privately Purchased, C.1915 United Republic of We learn that Borchardt was(Goldene Tapferkeitsmedaille, mit zwei Spangen). Type IV Issued 1914 1916. A round gilt bronze medal; the obverse depicting the rightward facing bust of Kaiser Franz Joseph, circumscribed by his name and title; the reverse inscribed Der Tapferkeit (German For Bravery), within a laurel wreath, marked bronze on edge, on a loop for suspension from a correct replacement ribbon, with two clasps; measuring 40. 23 mm in diameter; weighing 20. 5 grams; in