Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Schwerin Auction In "The Morale of the

In "The Morale of the Navy"

The obverse crossguard features the embossed

the obverse features an SA sports badge depicting a vertical broadsword over a mobile swastika surrounded by a laurel wreath

Louis Drummond Bawlf resigned his temporary commission on transfer to the Royal Naval Air Service

(but) Arteries (were) slightly thickened

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Schwerin Auction In "The Morale of the(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, topped by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a central destroyer cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, with a top stabilizer, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 45. 23 mm (w) x 53. 67 mm (h), weighing 24. 9 grams, in near