Germany. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade United Republic of 7 mm x 73 mm

7 mm x 73 mm

the announcement appearing in the London Gazette 27561 of Friday

Naming is officially engraved in script italics

ontario prior to enlisting in September 1915

It shows an unidentified Gefreiter (Lance Corporal) of a Signals unit

Germany. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade United Republic of 7 mm x 73 mm(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). An oval shaped oak leaf wreath in silvered zink; with a national eagle clutching a swastika on the top and a bowtie on the bottom. Diagonally across the badge is a Karabiner 98k with the bayonet attached to the front of the barrel and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle; the reverse plain; with a vertical round wire pinback and a functional hinge catch assembly; unmarked; measuring 47. 20 mm (w) x 63. 19 mm