Austria-Hungary, Empire. An Army Infantry Shako, C.1916 United Republic of instituted in 1995

instituted in 1995

within a blue enameled ring bearing a silvered institution date of “DEN 18

attaining the rank of Flight Lieutenant (Pilot)

Hester enlisted in the Army during the First World War and became a 2nd Lieutenant in the 12th Field Artillery of the 2nd Infantry Division

Landstrum-Inf-Batl

Austria-Hungary, Empire. An Army Infantry Shako, C.1916 United Republic of instituted in 1995(Tschako fr Mnner der Infanterie). A well preserved Austro Hungarian Army Infantry shako, constructed of a pressed blackened leatherette shell. The outer edge is lined with a pressed blackened composite fibre liner which demonstrates a red hue in direct light. The liner is topped with a machine embroidered gold bullion wire tresse, overlaid by three machine embroidered stripes. A bronze hook is inserted into the peak through a channel set behind the