Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, by Schwerin Archive John's Ambulance Brigade at Etaples

John's Ambulance Brigade at Etaples on May 5th

It had been stored in an attic since the war and was sold during the estate sale

Both removed from the uniform

Instituted 24 September 1914

The side wall of the cap features a cardboard reinforcement

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, by Schwerin Archive John's Ambulance Brigade at Etaples(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). 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, surrounding a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 43. 90 mm