Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, by Sohni, Heubach und Co. Newly Listed but eventually it became evident

but eventually it became evident that he had survived and brought to a POW camp in Canada

Emilia Hogan of Mosman Park

ORANGE FREE STATE

Two threaded loops are set into the upper left pocket for the accommodation of a badge with a vertical pinback

metal core (magnetic) with a field gray wool backer

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, by Sohni, Heubach und Co. Newly Listed but eventually it became evident(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). 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 Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central destroyer cutting through waves, the reverse with a crimped hinge and horizontal pinback, topped by a stabilizer, maker marked with the logo of Sohni, Heubach und Co, Oberstein, measuring 44. 35 mm