United Kingdom. A Queen’s South Africa Medal to Pte. William Zeiss, Railway Pioneer Regiment Hold Navy's all-time leading flying ace

Navy's all-time leading flying ace with thirty-four aerial victories and the third-highest American scoring ace of the Second World War and the highest-scoring American ace to survive the war

wear in the fabric over the hinged area

silver gilt with green and white enamels

and some soiling and fraying of the interior liner

the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered Cross Pattée with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece

United Kingdom. A Queen’s South Africa Medal to Pte. William Zeiss, Railway Pioneer Regiment Hold Navy's all-time leading flying aceInstituted 1899. In silver, the rim officially impressed 2196 PTE W. ZEISS. RLY. PNR. REGT with TRANSVAAL, SOUTH AFRICA 1901 and SOUTH AFRICA 1902 clasps, replacement ribbon, light wear and small contact marks, lovely patina, extremely fine. Footnote: Private William Zeiss is on the Queens South Africa Medal Roll. He was German born, and worked as an editor. He enrolled with 4th Battalion, B Company on December 19, 1900, at Maritzburg. He was