Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Province of China he transferred to the local

he transferred to the local Constabulary with a commission as a Lieutenant

it was noted that Tierney was in the European theatre for eighteen months when he was "knocked over by a shell explosion" near Zillebeke

attached to the ribbon of the War Medal

with only very light contact to enamels

Also wrapped around the frog is a matching portepee

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Province of China he transferred to the local(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of tombak and nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 64. 51 mm