A Rare Second War Croatian Pilot’s Badge; First Model certificate_of_authenticity Three of the photographs have

Three of the photographs have him in uniform

Accompanied by copies of the War Diary for the 12th Battalion

When turned up

He was taken prisoner by enemy forces and held as a Prisoner of War from December 11

He moved to Canada as a young adult in the latter part of the nineteenth century

A Rare Second War Croatian Pilot’s Badge; First Model certificate_of_authenticity Three of the photographs haveA Rare Second War Croatian Pilots Badge; First Model in silvered tombac, hollow construction with went holes, 73. 32mm x 62. 08mm, weighs 31. 8 grams, marked on reverse retaining tongue Metal and Braca Knaus Zagreb, of very fine quality manufacture, with fine old patina, and slightly worn condition and extremely rare. Footnote: first model of Croatian pilots badge was used for a short time, and was replaced by much smaller 2nd Model.