I don't think he ever became an officer, obviously he distinguished himself most in the first balkan war. Stangely enough I have no idea what the significance of a palm is on serbian awards, we'll have to wait for someone more knowledgeable to answer that question As for the bravery rolls they should exist, I've been meaning to go to the national archive and make an enquiry about that and a few other things but I never get around to it, even though its a five minute walk from where I live.... I have a few other photos of serbian medal bars I'll try to post them at a later time. all the best Ivan