Royal Navy - 1914-15 Star (236424 A
Four months after having suffered his "sprained back"
looped at either end for attachment to a flag pole
the reverse with an inscription of “FÜR VERDIENST” (“FOR MERIT”) inside of a laurel wreath
85 Dublin General Hospital for another operation on his jaw
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Gold Grade, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Royal Navy - 1914-15 Star(Nahkampfspange in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse with a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika above a bayonet and stick grenade, with sun rays emanating from the centre of the left and right sides, and with four oak leaves and two acorns on each side, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, with a magnetic metal centerpiece backer, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of