Both were part of the close-knit civilian team who responded to the Provisional IRA's mainland bombing campaign
naming impressed
as he immediately gathered together eight men and set out towards German machine guns which were pouring deadly fire into the First Battalion
the other pair without stampings
constructed of shiny gray machine embroidery on a black embroidered background
Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Pilot’s Badge, C. 1917 Hold Both were part of the(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a bow tie ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, around a central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 45. 66 mm (w) x 71. 40 mm (h), weighing 14. 6 grams, with minor