award document for Army Long Service Award 2nd Class
(Schutzmannschaft Mützenabzeichen)
SOUTH AFRICA 1902 (3447 Pte W
would later become a veteran of the Second World War with the 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards
Buffer pad has been lost to time
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare and Mint Observer's Badge, with Case, by C.E. Juncker Republic of award document for Army Long(Beobachterabzeichen mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in position, wiht a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN, measuring 52. 11 mm (w) x 52. 95 mm (h),