Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge Newly Listed He officially enlisted as a

He officially enlisted as a Constable (1477) with the North West Mounted Police Force of Canada

Dryhurst and Minnie Dryhurst of Spring Wood

ball suspension

that he served in the South African War for eighteen months and that his occupation was that of Master Mariner

BWM is reverse mounted

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge Newly Listed He officially enlisted as aA mid war manufacture example of a Kriegsabzeichen fr Marine Artillerie; in silvered and gilded zink; the obverse in the shape of a gilded oval oak wreath, with a national eagle on the top of the badge clutching a mobile swastika, and a naval artillery gun pointing towards the top right, extending past the wreath; the reverse plain, with a vertical needle pinback, a crimped sheet metal hinge, and a crimped round wire catch; measuring 53. 84 mm x 41.