Germany. A Wound Badge, Black Grade, In Its Ldo Presentation Case United Republic of which was raised in 1897

which was raised in 1897 and disbanded in 1904

that his religion was Presbyterian and that his profession was that of Farming

Cooke went overseas to the French theatre on February 19

A third reich period German National Socialist Women’s League (“Nationalsozialistische Frauenschaft”) membership badge

A German “Deutsche Vereinigung” badge

Germany. A Wound Badge, Black Grade, In Its Ldo Presentation Case United Republic of which was raised in 1897(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz) Constructed of oval shaped blackened metal (magnetic); the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre featuring a large mobile swastika on its side superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin, barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; maker marked L 56 for Funcke & Brninghaus, Ldenscheid on the reverse; measuring 36.