Description
In January 1918
British War Medal (151758 W
After four months in hospital in Brisbane
After Purdy set off
dying instantly after receiving a shrapnel wound to the head during the attack on Bourlon Wood
A Second War German Kriegsmarine Auxiliary Cruiser Badge Hold In January 1918A second war German Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer; multi piece construction oval gilded zink alloy with a silvered tombac globe; the obverse with a Viking longship sailing over the northern hemisphere of the globe, with an oval border or oak leaves, and a national eagle at the top of the badge clutching a mobile swastika; the reverse plain with a vertical tapered pin, sheet metal hinge, and a flat wire catch; unmarked; measuring 57. 36 mm x 44. 35