Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A Rare 1919 Commemorative Service Badge, by Der Stahlhof Magdeburg consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac marked D -LZ 127 on

marked D -LZ 127 on obverse

held together by machine stitching

later achieving the ranks of Acting Lance Sergeant

A First War 14th Infantry Battalion "Royal Montreal Regiment" Cap Badge - Blackened browning copper

before returning home to Hampton Roads

Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A Rare 1919 Commemorative Service Badge, by Der Stahlhof Magdeburg consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac marked D -LZ 127 on(Diensteintritts und Traditionsabzeichen Stahlhelmbund 1919). Instituted 13 November 1933 by Franz Seldte. (1933 1939 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak with enamels, the obverse consisting of a black enameled disc, overlaid by a raised and silvered Stahlhelm insignia, situated above a pair of silvered oak leaves and date of 1919, the revere with a crimped hinge and narrow tapering pinback meeting a rounded catch, bearing an etched unit dedication