Austria, Imperial. A Silver Bravery Medal, First Class, Fourth Award, C.1916 GTRexclude A 1939 Vacha Kreistreffen badge

A 1939 Vacha Kreistreffen badge

issued by Yugoslav Military Prisoner’s Camp # 48

Erwin embarked Liverpool

His war service included postings with HMCS Venture (Nootka)

Class "E" to the RCAF (Reserve) Special Section

Austria, Imperial. A Silver Bravery Medal, First Class, Fourth Award, C.1916 GTRexclude A 1939 Vacha Kreistreffen badge1914 1917. (Silberne Tapferkeitsmedaille I. Klasse). A round silvered zink medal; the obverse depicting a rightward facing Kaiser Franz Joseph, circumscribed by his name and title; the reverse inscribed Der Tapferkeit (German For Bravery), within a laurel wreath within Austrian flags in the background; on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with three repetition clasps; marked with a Vienna assay city mark on the rim of the medal;