Aide-de-camp Badge of General Yoshikazu Nishi

A few badge elements were unprofessionally re-gilded.

Reverse

侍從武官之章 - Aide-de-camp Badge.

Original case.

 

Yoshikazu Nishi /西 義一/ (January 1,1878 - April 16, 1941)

Promotions

1916-05-05 Lieutenant-Colonel
1919-07-25 Colonel
1923-08-06 Major-General
1928-08-10 Lieutenant-General
1934-11-28 General

Service

1916-01-21 – 1917-08-06 Attached to 1st Field Artillery Regiment
1917-08-06 – 1918-07-24 Instructor at the Army Field Artillery School
1918-07-24 – 1919-12-27 Chief of Instruction Section, Army Field Artillery School
1919-12-27 – 1927-07-26 Aid-de-Camp to the Emperor
1927-07-26 – 1928-08-10 Commanding Officer 3rd Heavy Field Artillery Brigade
1928-08-10 – 1930-08-01 Chief of General Affairs Section, Army Technical Headquarters
1930-08-01 – 1931-08-01 Commandant of the Field Artillery School
1931-08-01 – 1934-03-05 General Officer Commanding 8th Division
1934-03-05 – 1935-12-02 General Officer Commanding Tokyo Defence Command
1935-08-01 – 1935-12-02 Commander in Chief Eastern Defence Army
1935-12-02 – 1936-03-11 Member of the Supreme War Council
1936-03-05 – 1936-08-01 Inspector-General of Military Training
1936-08-01 Retired

 

His Army War College graduation badge.

Army War College Graduation Badge of General Yoshikazu Nishi

See https://asiamedals.info/threads/aide-de-camp-badge-of-general-yoshikazu-nishi.27116/ Pin is an obvious replacement.

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His general's shoulder boards.

 

General Yoshikazu Nishi with both badges.

 

Circa 1935.