A Silver Grade Wound Badge By Josef Rückner & Sohn GTRexclude JERVIS 7-CAN

JERVIS 7-CAN

followed by a posting eight months later to the 10th Advanced Ordnance Depot at Schwimmer Airfield (14 Mile Drome) near Port Morseby on September 2nd

had only recently been raised

" (Gesetzlich Geschützt) and maker marked with the Hermann Aurich

213 mm x 234 mm

A Silver Grade Wound Badge By Josef Rückner & Sohn GTRexclude JERVIS 7-CANA second war German Verwundetenabzeichen; oval shaped silvered zink; the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm featuring a large mobile swastika on its side superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel wreaths with a tied bow at the bottom; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin, sheet metal hinge, and a round wire catch; maker marked 92 for Josef Rckner & Sohn, Gablonz; measuring 43. 90 mm x 36. 40 mm; weighing 25. 7 grams;