Germany, Imperial. A Pair Of First War Wound Badges Auction " (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin

" (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin = fever) on March 19

Royal Canadian Engineers (blue embroidered lettering on red felt

Type II: Silver

and placed on furlough to Canada on the 27th "on Compassionate Grounds"

A day badge constructed of Bakelite

Germany, Imperial. A Pair Of First War Wound Badges Auction " (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin(Verwundetenabzeichen). A pair of First War Wound Badges, including a black grade award, constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel wreath, with a central Stahlhelm (Steel Helmet) on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 38. 67 mm (w) x 43. 50 mm (h), weighing 13. 4 grams, in very fine condition, and; a silver