A Second War German Silver Grade Wound Badge By Carl Wild Of Hamburg Hold he was promoted to Major

he was promoted to Major (Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General) on January 1

First Class Cross - (Civil Division)

He was a resident of Bracebridge

Footnote: The 239th Canadian Infantry Battalion was converted and redesignated the 3rd Canadian Battalion Railway Troops in February 1917

as an injured prisoner of war spending the next seven weeks in hospitals in Germany and in Belgium

A Second War German Silver Grade Wound Badge By Carl Wild Of Hamburg Hold he was promoted to MajorA second war German silver grade Verwundetenabzeichen; in silvered zink; vertical needle style pinback with a sheet metal hinge and a rounded wire catch; maker marked 107 for Carl Wild, Hamburg; measuring 44. 18 mm x 36. 72 mm; weighing 28. 1 grams; better than very fine condition.