Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, Wide Pin Variant with Case, by the Vienna Mint certificate_of_authenticity The RCAF documents called it

The RCAF documents called it "natural causes" or "died of illness" but the cause of death is clearly stated on his Province of New Brunswick Certificate of Registration of Death

97mm x 128mm

95 mm x 95

and Shoulder Badge (silver

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, Wide Pin Variant with Case, by the Vienna Mint certificate_of_authenticity The RCAF documents called it(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a clip hinge and wide flat vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 30 for the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 56 mm (w) x 43.