A non-commissioned officer's whistle

Inv. No: P2560a/2715

 

A non-commissioned officer's whistle

 

The whistle was used by Ludvik Erjavec, Junior Non-commissioned Torpedo Officer, born in1893 at Šentvid near Ljubljana. He joined the Navy in 1911, where he attended torpedo school. In 1914 he was promoted to Boatswain's Mate (Bootsmanns-Maat) torpedo branch. He remained in the Navy till the end of World War I.

 

Used in the Austro-Hungarian Navy, Navy of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes

Time of use: 1914–1918

Material: metal

Dimensions: width 2.5 cm, length 11 cm