A German Homeowner's Association Membership Badge By Hermann Aurich Archive Participants of the race had

Participants of the race had to run/walk a distance up to a full marathon in full combat gear

brown crown overlaying a white metal insignia

1917 and was named Acting Corporal with pay on April 10

numbered "8189"

51st and 63rd Battalions Canadian Expeditioonary Force

A German Homeowner's Association Membership Badge By Hermann Aurich Archive Participants of the race hadDSB: "Deutscher Siedlerbund". Silvered tombac with red, white, green and black enamels, maker marked with the letter "H" laying on its side, perched atop a stylized letter "A" (Hermann Aurich, Dresden) and marked "GES. GESCH." (Gesetzlich Geschtzt) on the reverse, 24. 2 mm, horizontal pinback, intact enamels, scattered silvering wear, near extremely fine.