Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Hubert Gerard Theodore John Francis

Hubert Gerard Theodore John Francis Egan O'Kelly was born on October 28

topped by a code of “371/44”

on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon featuring a golden bullion round star

and "139" the steel batch number) on the underside of the helmet at the front

He received the German Cross in Silver on March 10

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Hubert Gerard Theodore John Francis(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, around a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 04 mm (w) x 53. 28 mm (h), weighing 28. 9 grams, demonstrating minor loss of finish to high contact points,