Austria, Empire. A Telegrapher Badge, C.1915 Hold You’ve been a detainee for

You’ve been a detainee for a year and a half and haven’t gotten any mail from us

he was sent as a TBD Torpedo Bomber (Douglas Devastator Torpedo Bomber) pilot to the Orkney Islands off Scotland

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

oxidation evident on the obverse bottom edge

Austria, Empire. A Telegrapher Badge, C.1915 Hold You’ve been a detainee forGilt die stamped metal, unmarked, 45. 8 mm, intact clip on the reverse, scattered gilt wear, light contact and surface wear, very fine.