October 15th 1941 he suffered a gunshot wound to the left underarm
Hythe Casualty - British War Medal (727 CPL
including the post-war period
chip in the red enamelled lower arm and gilt wear evident on the Hanseaten Cross
the silver grade wound badge stick pin with a 48 mm long knurled pin
Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross, Iv Class, By V. Mayers Söhne, C.1915 Hold October 15th 1941 he suffered(Verdienstkreuz IV. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1914 1918 issue). In silver with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central monogram of Franz Joseph I on a pebbled background, circumscribed by a raised inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (UNITED FORCES), the reverse with a central raised date of 1849 on a pebbled background,