Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, First Pattern United Republic of issued in Lemberg on 20

issued in Lemberg on 20 April 1944

He is also documented as having been awarded the War Medal 1939-1945 and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for his WWII service

spotting on the reverse)

The statutes of the league are listed on the reverse of the document

consisting of 1) A German Women’s Labor Service Badge for Rank Maidenführerin

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, First Pattern United Republic of issued in Lemberg on 20(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 37. 57 mm (w) x 42. 85 mm (h), weighing 12. 2 grams, in a rare first pattern badge