Description
with one rank pip replaced and some fatigue evident to the wire
Footnote: William Joseph Kirkbride was born on March 4
upon the ceasing of hostilities
Fabricated from light brown cotton
and decorations of most nations involved in both the First and Second World Wars
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, by Schwerin Auction with one rank pip replaced(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, 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, surrounding a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 44. 04 mm (w)