Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge By Schwerin & Sohn Newly Listed The recipient is “the chancellery

The recipient is “the chancellery of the Führer” in Berlin

RCNVR volunteering for Pacific theatre service after V-E Day was declared

Of high quality in silvered zinc

Thomas Wood

that he had enlisted in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders under the name of William Baird

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge By Schwerin & Sohn Newly Listed The recipient is “the chancellery(Kriegsabzeichen fr die Marineartillerie). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse depicting a gilded oval oak wreath, topped by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a central coastal artillery gun pointing toward the top left, extending past the wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked Schwerin, Berlin, measuring 41. 89 mm x 54. 56 mm, weighing 24. 5 grams, in