Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer Archive the reverse retaining a partially-intact

the reverse retaining a partially-intact paper liner

He later joined the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifle Battalion and went overseas

He was discharged on April 26

the obverse trimmed along both the top and bottom edges with silver aluminum wire tresses

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer Archive the reverse retaining a partially-intact(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, surrounding a central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, topped by a stabilizer, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a variation credited to Wilhelm Deumer,