Wound Badge Evolution

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"Reverse" close up

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Makers mark at the bottom

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Looks like this Jar was made by the same maker (“Arita ware”) that made “Plate from Nagasaki” (issued November 25, 1981). Let’s take a look at plate reverse.

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Plate reverse

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Obverse

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Details

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Wound badge image

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Some additional interesting examples of documents for type 4.1 and type 4.2 wound badges.

A very interesting group for private 1^st class Yuji Imai who fell sick at Heijian during the China Incident.

Document was issued on September 4, 1941.

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Close ups

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And a little add-on – original application (with red seal) with following description: “Fell sick in battle at Heijian. Division at time of sickness: 27^th Division Stationed in China, infantry 3^rd platoon of the 3^rd machine gun unit”. Application was filed September 31, 1941. Approval temporary membership document issued the next day October 1, 1941. Rightmost is the envelope addressed to the Chiba Prefecture branch of the Wounded Soldier Association.

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Close ups

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Another very interesting group that was sold at eBay four or five years ago. Private Isada Eikichi was mortally wounded in action on January 1, 1942. He we have practically full set: badge + book + small add on document + photograph of Isada Eikichi. It’s obvious that plastic covers that sometimes could be found with small additional documents (see for example post # 184) came straight from such books. Soldiers get rid of these bulky books, but save plastic covers for preservation of the documents.

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Overview

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Small document + badge

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This soldier was also awarded with 8^th class rising sun order and 2600^th national foundation medal. Here they are.

Order (pay special attention to the cover of the box )

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Medal

Edited April 4, 2012 by JapanX

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And another document for type 4.1 badge, that was issued to private 1^st class Kakuta Toyoaki on July 1, 1938. It looks like he was wounded during Russo-Japanese War

Document

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Close ups

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Let’s come back to the badges.

Another oval badge in white enamel (this one looks very much like specimen that Miro showed couple of months ago (post # 141). Here it is.

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Obverse/Reverse

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Comparison of obverses (new specimen vs. specimen from post #191)

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Comparison of reverses (new specimen vs. specimen from post #192)

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As we see the kanji above the pin Kotobuki (Celebration!) is the same, but the inscription under the pin is different and I don’t have the translation for it… The last raw is practically the same “? Japan Wounded Soldier Association Foundation” (only branch name info is added?)

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And another small round white enamel badge. Variation of one we’ve already seen in post # 161

Obverse/Reverse

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Comparison (with specimen from # 161 post) of obverses.