Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 23 mm (w) x 64

23 mm (w) x 64

civilian decorations

that he had three years previous military service with the 7th Regiment in London and that his trade was that of Surveyor

chipping evident in the blue enamels on the centrepiece

the coat-of-arms surmounted by the Georgian crown and surrounded by a wreath of maple leaves

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 23 mm (w) x 64(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a vaulted oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, diagonally across the badge is a Karabiner 98k rifle with the bayonet attached and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch,