Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A 1927 Commemorative Service Badge, by Der Stahlhof Republic of 5th FUSrs)

5th FUSrs)

Sedgwick was a resident of Arcola when he signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (105988) with the 68th Infantry Battalion "Regina Battalion"

A pair of Imperial commemorative medallions

measuring 125 mm (w) x 125 mm (h)

Riveted to the reverse is a blackened leather strap

Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A 1927 Commemorative Service Badge, by Der Stahlhof Republic of 5th FUSrs)(Der Stahlhelm Diensteintrittsabzeichen 1927). Instituted 13 November 1933 by Franz Seldte. (1933 1939 issue). Constructed of silver with enamels, the obverse consisting of a black enameled medallion, overlaid by a raised Stahlhelm insignia, situated above a silvered date of 1927 topped by oak leaves, the reverse with a crimped hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular plate, engraved with a unit