Germany, Imperial. A Pair Of Wound Badges certificate_of_authenticity embarking Brisbane for Torokina aboard

embarking Brisbane for Torokina aboard the HMAS Katoomba on April 7

a War Merit Cross I Class with Swords

in turn affixed to a functional spring clip with two additional leather straps for uniform suspension

a post he held until the end of the war

flanked by ornate floral designs on either end

Germany, Imperial. A Pair Of Wound Badges certificate_of_authenticity embarking Brisbane for Torokina aboard(Verwundetenabzeichen). A pair of Wound Badges, including a Black Grade decoration, constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm on top of crossed swords on a cut out background, the reverse with a square hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 39. 04 mm (w) x 43. 07 mm (h), weighing 4. 4