Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern United Republic of TX " (Melbourne Textiles) and

TX " (Melbourne Textiles) and marked "SIZE 17"

The Battalion sailed May 28

In 2003 History TV broadcast "The Hero's Hero - The Forgotten Life of William Barker

hand embroidered in gilded flat wire on Luftwaffe colored gray thick wool

but with all the original silvering worn off due to age and wear

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern United Republic of TX " (Melbourne Textiles) and(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath with cut out edges, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 38. 38 mm (w) x 43. 70 mm (h), weighing 11. 9 grams, demonstrating moderate loss of finish, a first pattern