a recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords
foxing present on the inside back cover and the top of the pages on the exterior
Lieutenant Brillant was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the first two days of the Battle of Amiens
He was originally a Corporal (971) in the 1st (Royal) Dragoons
measuring 216 mm (w) x 278 mm (h))
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, By A.g.m.u.k certificate_of_authenticity a recipient of the Knight’s(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaying a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker