Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare Female Auxiliary’s Board Cap GTRexclude Footnote: The development of poisonous

Footnote: The development of poisonous gasses used as offensive weapons in the First World War necessitated the development of defensive gas masks and accessories

A Victorian 57th Peterborough Battalion of Infantry Cap Badge  -Brass

22 mm x 43

his father having moved to South Africa (but the date is undetermined) and had one brother

and is signed by the former U

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare Female Auxiliary’s Board Cap GTRexclude Footnote: The development of poisonous(Kriegsmarine dunkelblaues Schiffchen fr Nachrichtenhelferinnen). An extremely well preserved Kriegsmarine female auxiliarys board cap, constructed of dark blue wool. The cap is fully surrounded by fold down side walls which slope downward toward the front. A length of golden yellow wool piping fully trims the top edge of the walls. Stitched onto the peak is an insignia consisting of a dark blue rayon backer bearing a machine embroidered golden yellow