Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By B.h. Mayer Hold as are all the large

as are all the large bronze buttons on the uniform

On 2 September 1916 he was wounded in action (slight wound to the back) on the Pozieres Ridge

beneath the wreath a scroll bearing “Ottawa and Carleton Rifles”

with the inscription POLICÍA DE INVESTIGACIONES - CHILE (Investigative Police - Chile)

It is dated to April 15

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By B.h. Mayer Hold as are all the large(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an 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 flattened catch, unmarked