A German Kriegsmarine Destroyer War Badge By Sohni Heubach & Co. certificate_of_authenticity he was involved in combat

he was involved in combat in the Galician theatre

with deep retail stamping of AWS in centre reverse

marked “Deschler & Sohn”

Thomas Knowlton died on 25 Oct 1906 in Guilford

88 mm x 42

A German Kriegsmarine Destroyer War Badge By Sohni Heubach & Co. certificate_of_authenticity he was involved in combatA mid war example of a Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen; gilded and silvered zink oval laurel wreath, with a national eagle perched on the top of the badge clutching a swastika, and a side view of a destroyer cutting through a wave, with the bow of the ship extending over the wreath; plain reverse, with a center catch for stabilization and a horizontal needle style pinback with a sheet metal hinge and a round wire catch; maker marked S. H. & Co. for Sohni