An Early Luftwaffe Flak Badge certificate_of_authenticity MKIII "Valentine" (18 Ton -

MKIII "Valentine" (18 Ton - English)

both clasp and pendant in zinc

Gassed during a heavy enemy bombardment near Loos on 6 April 1918

a Letter From the War Office in London (informing his parents in Johannesburg of their son's award of the Military Cross

he was awarded the Louisiana Distinguished Service Medal for his services to the National Guard

An Early Luftwaffe Flak Badge certificate_of_authenticity MKIII "Valentine" (18 Ton -In silvered tombac; unmarked; with ball hinge pinback; very fine quality manufacture; pleasing patina with period replacement of pin within ball hinge, remains in extremely fine condition. Footnote: The Luftwaffe Flak Abzeichen was a German military decoration of the Second War. It was designed by Wilhelm Ernst Peekhaus and was awarded after servicemen earned 16 points (destroying an enemy aircraft 4 points, aiding the destruction of an enemy aircraft