United Kingdom. A Verners Pattern Mark Vii Prismatic Compass, 1917 Auction Archive St John Ambulance Service Clasps

St John Ambulance Service Clasps Strand (bronze gilt

Major General Adolf Galland (1912–1996)

he was posted to the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre at Folkestone and admitted to the General Hospital at Nottingham on August 28

page 2463 (Maj

In 1916 he was taken prisoner

United Kingdom. A Verners Pattern Mark Vii Prismatic Compass, 1917 Auction Archive St John Ambulance Service ClaspsIn brass, the exterior presents a lid impressed VERNERS PATTERN VII on the top, a central glass window, and a fixed sight arm, the base presents engraved with cardinal, half cardinal, false points and numerical values ranging from 1 35, a momentary bearing lock at 11 oclock, a sliding transit lock at 4 oclock, the triangular hinged prism at the rear of the compass can be tilted up, a large bow is attached to the base of the prism, the bottom is