Germany, Kriegsmarine. An S-Boat War Badge, Type II, Variation 1 by Schwerin Province of China The Battalion was redesignated the

The Battalion was redesignated the "47th Western Ontario Battalion" in February 1918

The cap band is perforated with a number of ventilation holes near the forehead

24 - The Imperial Yeomanry

moderate tarnishing evident

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An S-Boat War Badge, Type II, Variation 1 by Schwerin Province of China The Battalion was redesignated the(Schnellbootkriegsabzeichen). 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 central depiction of an S Boat cutting through waves, the reverse with a barrel hinge and wide horizontal pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular plate, designer marked W. E. PEEKHAUS, BERLIN and