The drawstring itself is constructed of a single thick string of leather that weaves through the leather tabs
Private Frederick William Benson is shown on the roll of the 380 man 19th (Lincoln Infantry) Battalion and is listed on page 98 of the "Canada General Service Medal Roll
reverse engraver marked "KÖLSLINGER INNSBRUCK"
Most pictures have handwritten notes
15mm x 25mm
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer United Republic of The drawstring itself is constructed(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, 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, surrounding a central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 11 for Wilhelm Deumer,