Germany, Third Reich. A West Wall Medal. Hold He served at 9th Infantry

He served at 9th Infantry Brigade Headquarters before the First World War and during the war

gilt as well as crisp

seven kilometres west of Borne village and five kilometres south of the town of Almelo

Footnote: The index card of Sergeant Walter J

Coast Artillery

Germany, Third Reich. A West Wall Medal. Hold He served at 9th InfantryAn ovular medal constructed bronze, the obverse centre bears a national eagle with outstretched wings clutching a wreathed swastika in its talons, underneath are a crossed sword and shovel, and below that a bunker on a hill, encompassed by a wreath of oak leaves, the reverse is inscribed with FR ARBEIT ZUM SCHUTZE DEUTSCH LANDS (FOR WORK FOR THE PROTECTION OF GERMAN LANDS), encompassed by am oak leaf wreath, with loop for suspension on a yellow and