England and found work as a warehouseman in Canada prior to the First World War
WWI Wound Badge - Silver Grade
A Bavarian Army Portepee (Sword Knot) constructed of silvered aluminum bullion wire
Instituted 3 August 1914 by Friedrich Wilhelm III
No awards were rendered after 1943
Italy, Kingdom. An Honour Badge of Italian Personnel Training in Germany, Silver Grade GTRexclude England and found work asConstructed of a silvered metal alloy, the obverse consisting of a pair of crossed swords, superimposed over oak leaves, and overlaid by a central fasces defaced by a mobile swastika, the reverse featuring an off centre crimped disc formerly accommodating a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 49. 42 mm (w) x 31. 25 mm (h), in addition to the missing pinback the base metal demonstrates moderate loss of silver plating which has pitted and oxidized,