Germany, Ss. A Long Service Award, Iv Class For 4 Years Archive was worn by the veteran

was worn by the veteran

an EM/NCO’s sleeve chevron for ranks Gefreiter through Obergefreiter

1163 and awarded to all those who were praiseworthy and volunteered in the Royal Army or Navy during the First World War

then transferred to the National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa

Instituted 1808

Germany, Ss. A Long Service Award, Iv Class For 4 Years Archive was worn by the veteran(SS Dienstauszeichnung IV. Klasse fr 4 Jahre). Instituted 30 January 1938. (1938 1945 issue). Constructed of blackened bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing central raised double Sig runes, set within a circular oak leaf wreath, the reverse bearing a raised number 4, overlaid by an inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTE IN DER SS (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE SS), unmarked, measuring 38. 02 mm in diameter,