the naming on the MP is raised lettering
The Battalion sailed on April 25
1918 (as per instructions of a Medical Board Captain
Buchanan has been spelled with an additional "n" (Buchannan) on his CGSM
He was later promoted to the rank of Corporal
Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Carl Wild certificate_of_authenticity the naming on the MP(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, diagonally across the badge is a Karabiner 98k rifle with the bayonet attached and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker