An Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) Leutnant Zur See Shoulder Board Pair Hold Two WWI Royal Canadian Medical

Two WWI  Royal Canadian Medical Corps Pins - Both in sterling silver

Contained within a custom made patriotic case with padded satin fitted medal bed as well as lid

he returned to Canada on March 8

One of the mounting prongs broken off

Mercer died on March 12

An Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) Leutnant Zur See Shoulder Board Pair Hold Two WWI Royal Canadian MedicalFour rows of fine silvered bullion wire, interlaced with red and black threading and wound around a white cord, wrapped in a u shape, in a chevron formation, button hole for uniform attachment and housing a brass button bearing an anchor surmounted by the Imperial crown, severed at the shoulder end, underside in black wool, 28 mm x 118 mm each, band of discolourization appearing on the bullion near the shoulder end, better than very fine. (C: 102)