A First War French "Journée De Poile 1915" Badge Hold lacquered finish

lacquered finish

I am obliged to inform you that your son

arriving in England shortly thereafter and was taken on strength at Shorncliffe on June 14th

stamped on the underside of the lid

A First War French "Journée De Poile 1915" Badge Hold lacquered finishBronze gilt, in the shape of a straight armed cross paty, illustrating a nude man, his back to the viewer, a German eagle in the background, the man's right arm raised and grasping the neck of the eagle with his hand, inscribed "JOURNE DE POILU 1915" below and engraver marked "R LALIQUE" (Ren Lalique) at the lower left, 34. 5 mm x 34. 5 mm, horizontal pinback, scratch on the left arm on the obverse, light sticker residue on the reverse, near extremely