His Commanding Officer at 17 Training School tried in vain to have him transferred to scouts
Hamburg Hanseatic War Cross 1914 - In silvered bronze and enamels
on top of which is set a fairly large genuine old cut diamond (also another old cut diamond on reverse)
as the White Star wrongly assumed that any larger liner would take several hours to sink and radio would obtain help quickly within well used shipping lanes and life boats would only be required to effect the transfer of passengers and crew
WWI Austrian Golden Bravery Medal - Emperor Karl - officially awarded medal with “Stielhenkelose” type suspension
A Prototype Knight’s Cross Design For A Luftwaffe Ceremony Sevres-Manufactured Plate Hold His Commanding Officer at 17This is an artists watercolour rendition of a Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds. It as intended to be used on porcelain produced at the well regarded porcelain city of Sevres, in France, for a Luftwaffe ceremony. The painting is well executed, depicting the aforenoted Knights Cross, with ribbon, encircled by a wreath with a colour code gold matt and gold blank added on the right edge of the cardstock. On the reverse