Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, by Friedrich Orth Auction Archive contact marks and discoloration present

contact marks and discoloration present indicating active use and age wear

with approximately 80% of its original silver finish remaining

Footnote: William Merifield was born in Victoria Australia in 1879 and enlisted in the CEF in October 1915

Armee Abteilung "C"

Driver SmithStephens

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, by Friedrich Orth Auction Archive contact marks and discoloration present(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). 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 Viking longship sailing over the Northern Hemisphere, the obverse reverse bearing a single visible rivet securing the obverse globe in place, with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the