around a central raised NSDAP-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika
Civil War Medal
(Bund Deutscher Mädel) Brass
trimmed with a gilded wire border
Canada, CEF. A Memorial Cross to Pte. W. Lund, 29th Battalion, KIA 1918 Newly Listed around a central raised NSDAP-styleA Memorial Cross, in silver, reverse engraved 769577 PTE. W. LUND, reverse marked STERLING, measures 31. 8 mm (w) x 34. 7 mm (h), dark patina, extremely fine. Footnote: William Lund was born Blackburn, Lancaster, England in February 1890. He was a farmer when he enlisted on January 3, 1916 with the 124th Battalion in Toronto. In August 1916, he was serving with the 205th Tigers of Hamilton Battalion, but was later transferred to the 180th Battalion.