Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin Archive he enlisted into the 29th

he enlisted into the 29th Overseas Field Battery at Sarnia in January 1916 and entered France as part of 11th Brigade

the plaque inscribed "ZUR ERINNERUNG AN" above and "WELT-KRIEG 1914-17" below

machine embroidered black lion on yellow shield

in extremely fine/near mint condition

The upper left sleeve has a fine silvered aluminum wire two stripe Obergefreiter rank chevron sewn in place

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin Archive he enlisted into the 29th(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked