Germany, Imperial. A First World War Patriotic Brooch Archive Thompson hid out with partisans

Thompson hid out with partisans and kept moving

and landed at Balaklava in December 1854

the reverse maker marked “WILLY BERGE

was born in Canada and enlisted on May 1

2nd Class Breast Star with Case

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Patriotic Brooch Archive Thompson hid out with partisans(Patriotische Brosche). Constructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamel, the obverse consisting of a black enameled oval border with silvered floral designs, surrounding a central raised German national eagle overlaid by a coat of arms and with feathering highlighted in silver, the reverse with a clip hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 45 mm (w) x 35 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.