Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, By Carl Wild GTRexclude with an Irish wolf hound

with an Irish wolf hound on a leash at her side

yellow threading giving definition to the wings and body of the eagle insignia

on loop for suspension from its period original bow tie ribbon

suspension consisting of three items in sterling silver: a bar with a circle in the centre housing the initials "CVM" flanked by ornate designs

Catto went overseas shortly thereafter and enlisted as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps in August 1915

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, By Carl Wild GTRexclude with an Irish wolf hound(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, around a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 107 for Carl Wild, Hamburg, measuring 36. 83 mm (w) x 44.