Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity reverse dated "1852" within a

reverse dated "1852" within a wreath

5 mm x 18 mm enamelled Ribbon Bar with button hole attachment

After a period of training on surface vessels

Major McLennan was with the Governor General's Foot Guards when he received his Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal by Government Order 209 in 1921

measuring 64 mm (w) x 72 mm (h)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity reverse dated "1852" within a(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, 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, around a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne,