France. A Medal For The War Wounded, Combatant's Issue Archive hinged on the left side

hinged on the left side

illustrating a pilot in the cockpit of a plane in flight

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

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

France. A Medal For The War Wounded, Combatant's Issue Archive hinged on the left sideFrance; 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