Germany, Gemeindepolizei. A Stockerau Gemeindepolizei (Municipal Police) Em/Nco’s Sleeve Insignia Auction He was invalided to England

He was invalided to England and placed at the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre at Shoreham-by-Sea on October 20th

then experienced "a sudden drop in temperature to 97 degrees" before his "heart petered out" and died at 5:20 am on February 17

mounted to a die-stamped bronze gilt crossed fouled anchors base

4% overall

the core on the obverse missing some of its original egg-shell style paint

Germany, Gemeindepolizei. A Stockerau Gemeindepolizei (Municipal Police) Em/Nco’s Sleeve Insignia Auction He was invalided to England(Gemeindepolizei Stockerau rmelabzeichen). Constructed of police green wool with a machine embroidered, Ordnungspolizei (Order Police) style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, within an oval oak leaf wreath, topped by inscription of Stockerau, unmarked, measuring 86 mm (w) x 105 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.