Germany, Imperial. A Garde Du Corps Gorget, With Case, By C.e. Juncker Hold (96923 PTE

(96923 PTE

he died at the age of 21 and is buried at Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery

and afterwards cleaning the laundry in a motel in early 1941

circumscribed by an inscription of “ALLEN GEWALTEN ZUM TROTZ SICH ERHALTEN” (“STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF DESPITE EVERY ADVERSITY”)

arms composing of panels of alternating blue enamels

Germany, Imperial. A Garde Du Corps Gorget, With Case, By C.e. Juncker Hold (96923 PTE(Ringkragen fr Mnner der Garde du Corps mit Etui). A well preserved Garde du Corps gorget, constructed of a polished brass with a gilt finish, the obverse bearing a silvered applique featuring a central crowned monogram of King Friedrich, flanked by standard flags and above a stylized wreath featuring a central monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm II, the reverse with four visible rivets securing the applique in place, with a central upward pointing stabilizer