Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare Elbe River Boat Pilot Badge; Numbered Buy Now Smylie would go on to

Smylie would go on to practise in the Parry Sound District

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His "Neurasthenia" continued to be a serious issue

assorted research papers and fourteen black and white ship photographs

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare Elbe River Boat Pilot Badge; Numbered Buy Now Smylie would go on toIn silver, (marked 800 on reverse), also numbered 14, 40. 63mm(w) x 55. 55mm(h), weighs 39. 1 grams. Footnote: these badges were worn by the River Boat Pilots whose duties were to guide larger ships through dangerous waters on large rivers in Germany; there were about 5 such rivers (name of the river is at the bottom of the badge), in this case "Elblotse" (of river Elbe). Very rare badge.