Germany, Kreigsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge Miniature Stick Pin Hold Bayern” on reverse

Bayern” on reverse

on a pebbled field with laurel branch wreath

was a Lawyer who rose to become Judge Advocate General with the rank of Colonel in the Canadian Army

he was employed as a Gardener during the Summer months and employed with as a Machine Operator with Standard Tube in Woodstock

Germany, Kreigsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge Miniature Stick Pin Hold Bayern” on reverseA Blockade Runner Badge (Blockadebrecherabzeichen) miniature stick pin; acircular patinated and silvered tombac badge; the obverse with a large ship breaking through waves with a large eagle clutching a swastika on its stern, surrounded by a border of silvered chains being broken by the ship near the bottom; the reverse with a 47 mm long knurled neelde pin; with nearly all of its original silver finish worn off; in overall better than fine condition.