United Kingdom. A Mine Clearance Service Badge, c.1919 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Barnes was killed in action

Barnes was killed in action on September 29

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unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a desirable Übergröße (“oversized”) variant produced by Frank & Reif

Stitched onto the peak is a machine-embroidered silver-grey HJ style German national eagle clutching a wreathed black mobile swastika

the reverse with a threaded channel retaining a period original backplate with a washer featuring a ribbed edge

United Kingdom. A Mine Clearance Service Badge, c.1919 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Barnes was killed in actionIn white metal, featuring a moored mine encircled by a wreath, topped with a Kings Crown, and bearing the inscription MINE CLEARANCE SERVICE at the base, the reverse is voided with both lugs intact, measures 56 mm (w) x 82. 4 mm (h), worn on a strip of dark blue cloth, no seams on the obverse, light wear and corrosion on the reverse, in very fine condition. Footnote: At the end of the First World War, the Admiralty appointed an International Mine