Bavaria, Kingdom. An Observer’s Badge, By Carl Poellath Hold I remember at the time

I remember at the time that we considered ourselves fortunate to fall into the hands of Saxon troops if we had to be taken at all

maker marked “Alexander Pock

Spain: Type II

had been in the gunboat's fire room when the surface force had overtaken the ship

he was sent to the Voluntary Aid Detachment at Ashford to recuperate on September 15th

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Observer’s Badge, By Carl Poellath Hold I remember at the time(Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Bavarian royal crown, with a central black and white checkered enamel applique set within a red enameled border, set on top of a ribbed background, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, maker marked C. POELLATH, SCHROBENHAUSEN and