Austria, Empire. A Telegrapher Badge, C.1915 Hold regarded the loss of the

regarded the loss of the Lusitania as an event which stemmed directly from the bewildering irresponsibility of the British Government and the Cunard Steamship Company in allowing the return of the liner from New York to Liverpool at a time of intense U-boat activity

oxidation evident on the obverse bottom edge

1 and forfeited 2 days' pay and sent to the First Division Field Punishment Station to undergo his sentence of 90 days on July 20

Engine crankshaft badly strained

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Austria, Empire. A Telegrapher Badge, C.1915 Hold regarded the loss of theGilt die stamped metal, unmarked, 45. 8 mm, intact clip on the reverse, scattered gilt wear, light contact and surface wear, very fine.