Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Funcke & Brüninghaus Buy Now (for example

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His memorial photo in the book

the son of Alfred Egbert Grayston and Sarah Grayston

a recipient of the War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords

his tanks were prevented from advancing by a deep gully that was crossed by an unsafe old brick bridge

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Funcke & Brüninghaus Buy Now (for example(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse with a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a bayonet and hand grenade in the centerpiece, with sun rays emanating from the centre of the left and right sides and four oak leaves and two acorns on each side, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked F. & B. L. for Funcke & Brninghaus, Ldenscheid, measuring 98.