Latvia, Republic. A Naval Badge Auction Archive He was later described as

He was later described as "a singer and hero" when he died fighting for the Lützow Free Corps in a skirmish with Napoleonic troops in the Rosenow Forest near Lützow

but the hundreds of officers and enlisted who voluntarily remained saved their ship

Uniformen der Alten Armee (Uniforms of the Old Army)

he joined the 5th Bavarian Infantry Regiment as an officer cadet

Latvia, Republic. A Naval Badge Auction Archive He was later described asA Maltese cross of bronze and multi coloured enamels, the obverse bears an I on a shield in red and white enamels, superimposed over an anchor and a crossed axe and shovel, the cross arms are of white enamel, the reverse is plain and bears a screw back with a plain plate, measuring 48. 34 mm, very fine.