United Kingdom. An Order of the British Empire, Member, Military Division, 1929 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic with integral crown suspension

with integral crown suspension

1918 for a "penetrating wound" that had developed into a "small septic wound"

who was born on August 16

with outer ring gradated in sixty parts and similarly marked at intervals of five

It was while he was in hospital at Hastings "for two weeks when it became infected and incisions had to be made by drainage"

United Kingdom. An Order of the British Empire, Member, Military Division, 1929 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic with integral crown suspensionIn frosted silver, maker marked "SG" (Sebastian Garrard), hallmarked with the British lion, marked with a leopard's head (made in London) and date marked "o" (1929) on the reverse, measuring 48. 9 mm (w) x 62. 4 mm (h), dark patina and wear to silver finish, very light contact, original military ribbon, near extremely fine.