Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the Feast of the Annunciation

the Feast of the Annunciation

but numbers are legible

where he was admitted to the 114th Australian General Hospital

located 110 miles north-east of Aberdeen

with some mothing evident to the wool

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the Feast of the Annunciation(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath with scalloped edges, 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 38. 14 mm (w) x 43. 46 mm (w), weighing 12. 4 grams, a scarce