Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer Hold which was then battling Japanese

which was then battling Japanese forces in the Solomon Islands

73 mm (w) x 39

Colonel John Robert Dyas (AFSN: FR-4968)

the announcement appearing in the Supplement to the London Gazette 29202 of Tuesday

Accompanied by a copy his Attestation Paper

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer Hold which was then battling Japanese(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). 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 Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, topped by a stabilizing clip, unmarked but with the