Some died from suffocation or dehydration
Aerial Gunner Badge
Footnote: This badge was awarded to service personnel whos sustained a wound or contracted sickness or disability in the course of the war as a result of which they were invalided out
the tip finished by a crown
He was taken on strength by the 4th Reserve Battalion upon his release from hospital on May 24th
Prussia, Kingdom. A Warrior Merit Medal, C.1900 Auction Some died from suffocation or(Krieger Verdienstmedaille). Instituted 1835 by King Friedrich Wilhelm III. (1873 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm I, the reverse with an inscription of KRIEGER VERDIENST (WARRIOR MERIT), within a laurel wreath joined together at the bottom by a ribbon, unmarked, measuring 24. 74 mm in diameter, weighing 8. 2 grams, in near extremely fine condition.