Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser Badge, By Friedrich Orth Newly Listed 72 mm x 48

72 mm x 48

"19 M" and a star flanked by an "E" on either side on their reverses

purple interior

with McKinnon later joining the 7th Infantry Battalion "1st British Columbia Regiment" as a reinforcement in the French theatre

A mint and unused death notice for a member of the Kriegsmarine

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser Badge, By Friedrich Orth Newly Listed 72 mm x 48(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). An ovular badge constructed of gilded zinc (15% gild remains), the obverse centre bears a cut out Viking style ship with a dragon head stempost, on board the ship is a soldier holding a spear in front of a row of shields, the ship is sailing on the northern end of the globe and the globe has longitude and latitude lines throughout and the embossed outlines of Great Britain, Western Europe and North Africa, this is