where he would convalesce for the next five and a half weeks
The Army (nine subsections: (i) The Battle of Alma
arriving at the Canadian Base Depot on the 18th and joining his unit on the 23rd
with a green enameled wreath of tied laurel and oak branches
which would have made him eighteen years old upon enlistment
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction Archive where he would convalesce for(Nahkampfspange). Constructed of silvered feinzinc, the obverse bears a national eagle with outstretched wings clutching a swastika in its talons, the cut out centre bears a crossed bayonet and hand grenade, on a magnetic blackened iron background, sun rays emanate from the centre of the left and right sides with four oak leaves and two acorns on each side, the reverse is unmarked but bears characteristics of Steinhauer & Lck, and bears a horizontal