France. A Medal For The War Wounded, Combatant's Issue Archive this time with the 15th

this time with the 15th Infantry Battalion "48th Highlanders"

interlaced with gray threading giving definition to the chest and wings

He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (SE-9336)

measuring 108 mm x 47 mm

France. A Medal For The War Wounded, Combatant's Issue Archive this time with the 15thFrance; Bronze gilt with red enamels, the red star indicating an award to a combatant, unmarked, 35 mm (w) x 39. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its ball suspension, on its original combatant's ribbon, intact enamels, extremely fine. Footnote: The Medal for the War Wounded was established by the law of December 11, 1916, based on an idea by the nationalist writer Maurice Barrs. Although originally established as a temporary measure, the insignia survived for a