Two British Fleet Air Arm Observer Badges Auction Archive Duke of Modena-Breisgau

Duke of Modena-Breisgau

Grey enlisted with the Kent Coast Brigade

later husband of Queen Victoria and mentioned by Oberhofmarschalls Georg Graf von Wangenheim as a "gentleman dans la force du terme

64 mm x 74 mm

London Gazette 18

Two British Fleet Air Arm Observer Badges Auction Archive Duke of Modena-BreisgauEach wing in gold and silver bullion on black wool, silvered fouled anchor insignia, maroon felt in the crown, touches of red, green and blue embroidery in the crown's base, black threading giving definition to the wings and crown, on a black wool base, padded, black cloth backer with horizontal pinback on the larger one, measuring 48 mm x 57 mm, gray cloth backer on the smaller one, measuring 38 mm x 45 mm, extremely fine. (C: 14)