Slovakia, Republic. A Badge Of Honour For Eastern Front Service, Silver Grade Archive consisting of a pebbled shield

consisting of a pebbled shield bearing a Heer-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika

the attending medical physician noting that Upton's "left leg hardly good for long marching"

while the communication trenches were so hopelessly blocked that the only thing to do was to get back to the support line on the surface

he is officially listed as having "Died of Disease" (DOD) on October 5

Slovakia, Republic. A Badge Of Honour For Eastern Front Service, Silver Grade Archive consisting of a pebbled shieldConstructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consists of an oval laurel leaf wreath, surrounding a central sword overlaid by an M32 helmet, the latter bearing a Slovak Cross situated above a date of 22. VI. 1941, with the tip of the sword plunging into a fractured five pointed star and stickle and hammer, situated against a backdrop of stylized rays, the reverse with a clip and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 33. 1mm (w)