Instituted 3 August 1914 by Friedrich Wilhelm III
with crossed swords fastened to the top of the medal
England and found work as a warehouseman in Canada prior to the First World War
He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (132315) with the 73rd Infantry Battalion "Royal Highlanders of Canada"
XXXVI - Troops in Campaign
Italy, Kingdom. An Honour Badge of Italian Personnel Training in Germany, Silver Grade GTRexclude Instituted 3 August 1914 byConstructed of a silvered metal alloy, the obverse consisting of a pair of crossed swords, superimposed over oak leaves, and overlaid by a central fasces defaced by a mobile swastika, the reverse featuring an off centre crimped disc formerly accommodating a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 49. 42 mm (w) x 31. 25 mm (h), in addition to the missing pinback the base metal demonstrates moderate loss of silver plating which has pitted and oxidized,