Germany, Kaiserliche Marine. A Machine Gun Specialist Sleeve Badge By C.e. Juncker Newly Listed 9th and 10th

9th and 10th

He was Killed in Action during the Battle of Arras

which was accompanied by the destroyer Kamikaze

before he enlisted for service in South Africa

while reverse of the eagle is stamped “IMIT”

Germany, Kaiserliche Marine. A Machine Gun Specialist Sleeve Badge By C.e. Juncker Newly Listed 9th and 10th(Kaiserliche Marine rmelabzeichen fr Maschinengewehr Scharfschtzen). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, consisting of a raised MG 08 inside of a ribbed oval border, affixed to a magnetic metal backplate with all six attachment prongs intact, the backplate maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, ALTE JAKOBSTR., BERLIN, set on a field grey wool patch, unmarked, measuring 84 mm (w) x 56 mm (h) (inclusive of wool backer), some oxidation of the metal is evident,