he embarked for service in the Italian theatre on November 11
mounted to a gilt zinc cross
Footnote: Early First World War pilots in military aircraft soon discovered that appropriate protective flight goggles were a necessity
He embarked for Britain on November 23
Thereupon he skilfully withdrew his men from a difficult position to a strong one 200 yards in the rear
Germany, Drl. A Drl Sports Badge, Gold Grade, By Ferdinand Wagner Auction Archive he embarked for service in(Deutsches Reichssportabzeichen in Gold). Instituted 1934 by Deutschen Reichsbund fr Leibesbungen. (1934 1944 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a ribbon overlaid by a mobile swastika, set around stylized initials DRL on a hollow background, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked FERD. WAGNER, measuring 39. 17 mm