Egypt, Kingdom. An Order of the Nile, Grand Cross Star, by Lattes, c.1925 Buy Now A 15 Jahre Tiroler Heimatwehr

A 15 Jahre Tiroler Heimatwehr (Fifteen Year Tyrolean Home Guard) Long Service badge

1916 during the Battle of Ginchy

reverse inscribed in Latin "DOCTRINAE ET PIETATI" within an open-ended wreath of laurel leaves

followed by his commissioning to Captain on October 20th

its was noted that he had a tattoo of a cross and the letters "M

Egypt, Kingdom. An Order of the Nile, Grand Cross Star, by Lattes, c.1925 Buy Now A 15 Jahre Tiroler Heimatwehr(Kiladat El Nil). Instituted in 1915. Type II (1926 ). The Star of the Order, in silver, a white enamelled five armed star, with a Gold center inscribed in blue enamels, mounted on a ten pointed star base with clusters of faceted rays, the reverse offers a vertical pin with dual stays, reverse center is marked LATTES, measuring 93. 26 mm (h) x 93. 36 mm (w), weighing 122. 9 grams, enamels intact, wear to gilt on the rays, dark patina on the reverse,