the reverse inscribed “Verdienst um das Vaterland” (German - Merit for the Fatherland) within a laurel wreath
He was under the care of the Military Hospitals Commission Canada in Toronto
of Antonienhütte (Wirek)
two leather flaps attached to the ring
he became a Captain in the German Imperial Army
Germany, Imperial. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, Cut Out Version United Republic of the reverse inscribed “Verdienst um(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded bronze, 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, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, with an illegible handwritten inscription, measuring 39. 76 mm (w) x 44. 35 mm (h), weighing 7. 0 grams, in extremely fine condition.