Austria, Imperial. A 1914 Austro-Hungarian Landwehr Fencing Medal United Republic of Each board with two rows

Each board with two rows of black embroidered cord flanked by two rows of fine aluminum wire interlaced with black threading

Constructed of field-grey wool twill

the son of of Walter A

support and capture of the Gilbert Islands and had been under attack by enemy aircraft during night attacks

he served as Aide-de-Camp to Lord Chelmsford at the time of the Battle of Isandhlwana

Austria, Imperial. A 1914 Austro-Hungarian Landwehr Fencing Medal United Republic of Each board with two rows(Fechtclub Medaille). Constructed of silvered bronze with a Gold border, obverse depicts central Austro Hungarian coat of arms on top of crossed swords, circumscribed by inscription FECHTCLUB DER OFFICIERE DER K. K. LANDWEHR (FENCING CLUB OF OFFICERS OF THE IMPERIAL AND ROYAL LANDWEHR), reverse with central raised inscription 1914 FLEURETTEPOULE III. PREIS inside laurel wreath, unmarked, measuring 27 mm in diameter, accompanied by its period original