popski Posted 18 October , 2018 Share Posted 18 October , 2018 Hello, All. Can anyone shed any light on this...? I assume it’s a badge commemorating the success of the Fr 75mm field gun in WW1? Believe the Germans called it ‘the devil’. Is this something to do with The Marne??? Think it translates as something like, ‘peek a boo, there he is’. Any guidance aporeciated!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdparker Posted 19 October , 2018 Share Posted 19 October , 2018 Hi Popski, I found a couple of similar badges when going through my grandfathers effects. He was in the Royal Naval Air Service, and was stationed at several aerodromes in France and Belgium. I believe they were sold by the locals to make a little bit of money, and were intended to be a good luck charm- like a St Christopher badge. My ones are also dated 1914/15 but don't understand the significance of that. This was the subject of a thread on this forum about 4 years ago. I am not very tech savvy, but will see if I can find it again! However I'm sure others may be able to bring the thread up again Regards Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWK Posted 19 October , 2018 Share Posted 19 October , 2018 (edited) The earlier thread is about a slightly different badge/insigne. The Art & History museum at La Rochelle describes it as a "brooch" Maybe it's a kind of "new year's brooch" from the guys at 75 Artillery ? See e.g. this postcard from the Delcampe site with sort of the same message: Edited 19 October , 2018 by JWK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popski Posted 11 November , 2018 Author Share Posted 11 November , 2018 Thank you both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeS0000 Posted 13 November , 2018 Share Posted 13 November , 2018 Very cool. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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