Germany, Ss. A Long Service Award, Ii Class For 12 Years, With Case Buy Now Brewer" in capitals on the

Brewer" in capitals on the reverse

Many of the soldiers who trained at Camp Hughes were later involved in the infamous Battle of Vimy Ridge in France on April 9

2004 near his birthplace

WWI 49th Infantry Battalion Pin CEF - Bronze gilt with red and blue enamels

a sparse piece in fine condition

Germany, Ss. A Long Service Award, Ii Class For 12 Years, With Case Buy Now Brewer" in capitals on the(SS Dienstauszeichnung II. Klasse fr 12 Jahre mit Etui). Constructed of silvered bronze, consisting of a swastika with ribbed arms, the obverse bearing central wreathed double Sig runes, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTE IN DER SS (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE SS), the twelve oclock arm topped by an integral ring with a teardrop suspension loop retaining a period original ribbon, unmarked, measuring 38. 40 mm (w) x 42. 78 mm