Germany. A Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery Em/Nco’s Overseas Cap Auction The young Kirkpatrick is remembered

The young Kirkpatrick is remembered with honour on the Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial in Belgium

measuring 29 mm x 48 mm

something that was typically waived at that stage of the war

and was temporarily posted at Ipperwash before being transferred to C

Germany. A Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery Em/Nco’s Overseas Cap Auction The young Kirkpatrick is rememberedAn extremely well preserved example of a second war Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery EM NCOs overseas cap; constructed of fine quality field gray wool, with fold down panels featuring gently sloping, downward scallops to the front and sides. On the front of the cap is a textbook Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery eagle, constructed of fine BeVo style machine embroidery on a green rayon backer. Directly beneath the eagle is a German tri colour cockade,