Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Schwerin & Sohn United Republic of finished in a glossed black

finished in a glossed black on the obverse and in brown on the reverse

Footnote: Rowley Calvert Wilson was born on January 8

stamped "REGISTERED AUG 31 1921 VICTORIA

in defence of the Samana Ridge against a huge army of Pathans in the Battle of Saragarhi

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Schwerin & Sohn United Republic of finished in a glossed black(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, overlaid by a central U Boat set over top a hollow background, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Schwerin & Sohn, Berlin,