Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, By Friedrich Linden Newly Listed it does not appear as

it does not appear as though Carman served overseas but remained on the home front

The War Decoration was authorized in 1916

the elasticized securing strap above having separated in the centre

before attending McGill University in Montreal

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, By Friedrich Linden Newly Listed it does not appear as(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed 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 wreathed 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 an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch,