Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Unmarked Friedrich Linden Auction black-enamelled Iron Cross pendant suspended

black-enamelled Iron Cross pendant suspended from an Imperial crown superimposed over crossed sabres

He is documented as having died between March 21 and March 31

and Special Service "Vishesh Seva" Medal

and again taken on strength with the 6th Reserve Battalion at Seaford on November 19

whereupon new sub-units were formed and the name was changed to the better-known Long Range Desert Group (LRDG)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Unmarked Friedrich Linden Auction black-enamelled Iron Cross pendant suspended(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombac, the obverse presenting with a swooping Luftwaffe style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, within an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, with two rivets holding the eagle in place visible, unmarked but bearing the physical characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich Linden, Ldenscheid, measuring 65. 70