Austria, Second Republic. An Aerial Photographer Veteran’s Commemorative Badge, By F. Peltz certificate_of_authenticity Initially he saw action in

Initially he saw action in Poland and on the Eastern Front

The side panels come with silvered brass loops screwed in place on either side for placement of the accompanying cross belt clips

followed ten weeks later by a transfer to the Machine Gun Pool at Crowborough on April 18

reverse inscribed "GOLD GAB ICH ZUR WEHR EISEN NAHM ICH ZUR EHR" above a wreath of oak leaves and engraver marked "HOSAGUS" below

the "A" in the surname is an inverted "V" on the Star

Austria, Second Republic. An Aerial Photographer Veteran’s Commemorative Badge, By F. Peltz certificate_of_authenticity Initially he saw action in(Luftbildner Abzeichen). Constructed of bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a green enameled oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a white enameled shield bearing a gilt insignia, overlaid by a central Austrian national eagle in mid flight, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked F. PELTZ,