with the 1st and 2nd Royal Dublin Fusiliers taking part in the First Day of the Battle of the Somme that saw the British forces sustain horrific casualties
94mm (h – inclusive of integral ball suspension)
spot on the white satin of the inside lid
5 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally-pieced ball suspension
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat Clasp, Silver Grade, Second Pattern By Schwerin Buy Now with the 1st and 2nd(U Boot Frontspange in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by crossed swords, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central U Boat set over a hollow background, flanked on each side by six oak leaves, the reverse with a integral hinge and semi hollow banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked PEEKHAUS, BERLIN and