Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer Archive and fourteen crowned cypher of

and fourteen crowned cypher of King Valdemar II "W"

He returned to Canada in late June 1919 and was taken on strength at No

The reverse bears a maker’s mark of “C

He was discharged on April 26

He later joined the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifle Battalion and went overseas

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer Archive and fourteen crowned cypher of(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, surrounding a central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, topped by a stabilizer, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a variation credited to Wilhelm Deumer,