Germany, Imperial. A First World War Central Powers Patriotic Badge Hold beginning on September 19

beginning on September 19

stamped inside "14K"

Taylor was later awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal in 1953 and was released from service in the Canadian Army on September 28

Bronze Grade - Bronze and enamels

For a short time his body remained in Rome

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Central Powers Patriotic Badge Hold beginning on September 19(Mittelmchte Abzeichen). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing an Iron Cross overlaid by dates 1914 1915, joined through the quadrants by the flags of Germany, Austria, Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire, unmarked, measuring 25 mm (w) x 25 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.