Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By Berg & Nolte consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac He enlisted for overseas service

He enlisted for overseas service in the Boer War

his death related to his Great War service

attached as originally worn on a black

In silvered pebbled stamped brass with brass face plate affixed by two rivets

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By Berg & Nolte consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac He enlisted for overseas service(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a diving Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Berg & Nolte, Ldenscheid, measuring 43. 04