Brazil, Kingdom. An Order of the Rose, Officer Breast Star, c.1880 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Measuring 170 mm (w) x

Measuring 170 mm (w) x 150 mm (h)

constructed of a black painted magnetic metal shaft with nickel-silver fixtures secured to both the tip and throat

Wound badge (black) with black finish removed

Sirch’s regiment had to withdraw quickly and was stationed in Homburg in the Saarland region

Reed was awarded the 1914-15 Star

Brazil, Kingdom. An Order of the Rose, Officer Breast Star, c.1880 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Measuring 170 mm (w) x(Imperial Ordem da Rosa). Instituted October 17, 1829 by Dom Pedro I. In silver gilt, a six armed white enamelled cross with ball finials, affixed to a solid multi rayed gilded plate with three pink enamelled roses on green enamelled laurels in each quadrant creating a wreath, the obverse medallion in Gold presents the hand chiselled medallion of Pedro I, surrounded by a blue enamelled ring with the inscription AMOR E FIDELIDADE (Love and Fidelity),