France, Republic. Twenty-Four French Overseas Military Badges Auction He was posted to HMS

He was posted to HMS Vernon for Torpedo School on June 24

He had four sisters and no brothers and left school at the age of 15

1944 (three more of von Freistedt’s signatures appear in the Soldbuch)

each constructed of three silver adornments set around a multi-covered woven ribbon

informing her that her brother was a recipient of the Purple Heart and that she would be receiving the award under separate cover

France, Republic. Twenty-Four French Overseas Military Badges Auction He was posted to HMSBadges are fabricated from bronze, fourteen are silvered, ten are gilt, nineteen with various colours of enamels, nine are maker marked "Drago Paris", four are maker marked "Drago Paris Nice", three are maker marked "A. Augis Lyon", one is maker marked "Arthus Bertrand", one is maker marked "A. Chobillon", one with a partial maker mark, five are unmarked, fourteen with a vertical pinback, six with a horizontal pinback, one with a push pin point, one