serving against the Germans off the coast of East Africa from April 1916 to May 1917
measuring 62 mm (w) x 79 mm (h) inclusive of its red enamelled crescent moon and star suspension
surrounded by a further ring of green enamels with four gilded silver laurel branches
fraying in the silver-coloured threading near the insignia on one board
He was hit with a bout of appendicitis in 1935 but made a quick recovery
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, By Steinhauer & Lück Hold serving against the Germans off(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm bearing a raised a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 62 mm (w) x 44. 35 mm (h), weighing 20. 8 grams, accompanied by its period original