France, Iii Republic. A Medal For The War Wounded, Combatant's Issue GTRexclude and later that year the

and later that year the Eastern Front Medal on August 10

he was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on November 11

inscribing upon a tablet with a winged lion at her feet

He was briefly in hospital "sick" in mid-June

white and blue enameled insignia

France, Iii Republic. A Medal For The War Wounded, Combatant's Issue GTRexclude and later that year the(Insignes des Blesses). Instituted in 1916. In bronze gilt with red enamels, the red star indicating an award to a combatant, measuring 36 mm (w) x 40. 2 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, intact enamels, scattered gilt wear, bronze gilt and red enamelled star indicating a second wound affixed to its original combatant's ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Medal for the War Wounded was established by the law of December 11, 1916,