Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Pilot’s Badge, Prinzen Size, C. 1917 certificate_of_authenticity Infantry leaving Peking after the

Infantry leaving Peking after the heroic rescue - in Ha-ta-men (now Ketteler) Street - north from Ha-ta-men Gate

appears to be presentation gift of a sailor to his mother

The interviewer's notes stated that De Vries enlisted under the name of O’Halloran

5 mm x 19 mm

that "About week & half ago (he) was taken with pain in his right side & felt feverish at night

Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Pilot’s Badge, Prinzen Size, C. 1917 certificate_of_authenticity Infantry leaving Peking after the(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a bow tie ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, around a central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 24. 54 mm (w) x 38. 56 mm (h), weighing 3. 7 grams, with some tarnishing and