Saxony, Kingdom. An Honour Cross For Volunteer Nursing Hold suffering a gun shot wound

suffering a gun shot wound (shrapnel) in the back and left auxilla (armpit)

with seven rows of two holes each for length adjustment on the right end

There are limited traces of the quilted white silk lining remaining

on 22 March

During the course of the advance

Saxony, Kingdom. An Honour Cross For Volunteer Nursing Hold suffering a gun shot wound(Ehrenkreuz fr freiwillige Wohlfahrtspflege im Kriege). Constructed of gilded bronze with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with a central monogram of Friedrich August inside of a blue enameled ring, the reverse with central dates 1914 1916, with laurel and oak leaf branches through the quadrants, unmarked, measuring 27. 71 mm (w) x 32. 64 mm (h), weighing 10. 3 grams, in near