D Long Service Award 1St. Class certificate_of_authenticity April 1915 to November 1916

April 1915 to November 1916

and was valid until the end of 1947

then General Service with H

This blade has a wide fuller extending about 80% of the total length

He later applied for entry into the Royal Canadian Navy as a Boy Seaman

D Long Service Award 1St. Class certificate_of_authenticity April 1915 to November 1916Post WWII Federal Republic of Germany; Official denazified "1957" issue for Veteran? s wear (as WWII awards were not allowed for wear). Made in 1960's, in gilded tombac. These were awarded only to the German Veterans entitled to this award during the War. Production of these awards ceased in 1986. In extremely fine condition.