He was the recipient of a Pilot’s Badge
1579075 Sergeant Eric Wilfred Brown (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner and R208832 Sergeant William Edward Martin (Maintenance Unit/Air Gunner)
with appropriate captions on their reverses
The Hump was a high altitude military aerial supply route between the Assam Valley in northeastern India
he embarked for the French theatre on September 17th
Austria, Empire. A Franz Joseph Order Grand Cross Badge In Gold, By Vincent Mayer’s Sons, C.1905 Auction He was the recipient ofOf hollow Gold construction; consisting of a double headed crowned eagle in Gold, with a central white enameled medallion inscribed FJ in Gold lettering, along with chains and Viribus Unitis (Latin United Strength) inscribed in Gold; suspended from a hollow Gold and partially enameled crown, with a horizontally pierced loop suspension; marked VM or Vincent Mayers Shne, a Vienna assay mark, and a hallmark for Gold construction; measuring 36. 95 mm (w)