Baden, Grand Duchy. A Commemorative Cross for Voluntary War Aid 1870/71 Archive He was married to Mary

He was married to Mary Tunock McKay

Böhmer was wounded by shrapnel and remained away from the front until May 1942

surface wear evident on the eagle and wreath causing loss of detail

five-armed silver star with ball-tipped finials

numbered "10650" and flanked by "D" and "H" on either side (Deutsche Heer) on the underside stainless steel plate

Baden, Grand Duchy. A Commemorative Cross for Voluntary War Aid 1870/71 Archive He was married to Mary(Erinnerungskreuz fr freiwillige Hilfsttigkeit 1870 71). Instituted 25 June 1871 by Grand Duke Friedrich. (1871 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte the obverse bearing a central ribbed Geneva Cross, flanked by dates 1870 1871, situated above a Baden coat of arms, topped by a royal crown, the reverse bearing a central raised monogram of Grand Duke Friedrich, unmarked,