Two First War "On War Service" 1916 Badges Auction Archive creasing beside the hoist sleeve

creasing beside the hoist sleeve on the reverse

95 ships (including three battleships and a heavy cruiser)

2" on the retaining bar on the inside of the sleeve

Rohrbach Metall-Flugzeugbau Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung Berlin N 65

with an ulcer in his right leg

Two First War "On War Service" 1916 Badges Auction Archive creasing beside the hoist sleeveLarge Badge (bronze, maker marked "J. R. GAUNT & SON Ltd LONDON" and stamped "217405" on the reverse, 39 mm x 44 mm, vertical pinback); and Small Badge (white metal, marked "1916" on the obverse, 21. 2 mm x 24 mm, push pin, repair evident on the reverse). Fine. Footnote: On War Service badges were worn by civilians during the First World War, in order to indicate that the person wearing it was on engaged in important war work. Several of these badges