Austria, Empire. A Telegrapher Badge, C.1915 Hold 1 and forfeited 2 days'

1 and forfeited 2 days' pay and sent to the First Division Field Punishment Station to undergo his sentence of 90 days on July 20

at the age of 35 and is remembered with honour on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

Engine crankshaft badly strained

oxidation evident on the obverse bottom edge

regarded the loss of the Lusitania as an event which stemmed directly from the bewildering irresponsibility of the British Government and the Cunard Steamship Company in allowing the return of the liner from New York to Liverpool at a time of intense U-boat activity

Austria, Empire. A Telegrapher Badge, C.1915 Hold 1 and forfeited 2 days'Gilt die stamped metal, unmarked, 45. 8 mm, intact clip on the reverse, scattered gilt wear, light contact and surface wear, very fine.