Baden. An 1807-1918 Military Charles Frederick Merit Order Grand Cross Breast Star Newly Listed Pas de Calais

Pas de Calais

Accompanied by a copy of his Attestation Paper and research from the Canadian Great War Project website

A brief but illuminating summary of the trials and tribulations of the Balloonatics is to be found in the introduction to Alan Morris’ definitive history of the same title: "Perceiving their elongated brownish-grey skins the Allies eschewed the technical description of "gasbag

who was an American photographer and portrait painter

numbered "67153" on the reverse

Baden. An 1807-1918 Military Charles Frederick Merit Order Grand Cross Breast Star Newly Listed Pas de CalaisA fine example of an 1807 1918 issue Baden Military Charles Frederick Merit Order (Militrischer Karl Friedrich Verdienstorden Bruststern zum Grokreuz); a hollow silver Maltese cross with ball finals, and balls in the crevices of the arms of the cross; the obverse with a gold central medallion depicting a crowned griffin within a silver ring, inscribed Fr Badens Ehre (German For the honour of Baden); the reverse plain, with a vertical pinback and a