Ten German Medal & Order Parts Recovered From The Zimmermann Factory Auction Archive Joseph Bertin of Bathurst

Joseph Bertin of Bathurst

Most of the water had to be carried through heavy shelling for about 200 yards

He enlisted with the Imperial Forces as a "Boy" on July 31

He was discharged from active service upon demobilization on October 14

with Kirby being taken on strength by the 6th Reserve Battalion on January 31

Ten German Medal & Order Parts Recovered From The Zimmermann Factory Auction Archive Joseph Bertin of BathurstIncludes: five Romanian Queen Marie Crosses 2nd Class (bronze, 40 mm each); an Austrian War Cross for Civil Merit (bronze, 44. 7 mm, vertical pinback); a Waldeck Merit Medal (silver, 30. 3 mm); a Cross Shaped Base (silver with blue enamels, 48. 5 mm, vertical pinback); and two Centrepiece Plates (bronze with red enamels, 40. 8 mm each). Footnote: Zimmermann was a well known German manufacturer of a great variety of awards, German and International,