Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer Buy Now Armed with Lee-Metford rifles and

Armed with Lee-Metford rifles and equipped with blue veils and goggles

He had been previously injured in battle and lost his right eye

a 1938 Berlin Strength through Joy (KdF) badge

a book that is long established as the standard work of reference on British campaign medals

It was noted that Mercer "Could walk 15 miles with (a) pack on joining army

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer Buy Now Armed with Lee-Metford rifles and(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of a badge