A First War French "Journée De Poile 1915" Badge Hold the volunteers of the 38th

the volunteers of the 38th Battalion began engaging the Ottomans some twenty miles north of Jerusalem

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A First War French "Journée De Poile 1915" Badge Hold the volunteers of the 38thBronze 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