Netherlands. An "Durch Not Und Tod" Patriotic Badge Newly Listed William Hamilton Merritt was captured

William Hamilton Merritt was captured and held as a prisoner until the end of the war

(Reichsluftschutzbund = RLB): In cast bronze

as they had previously during the First World War

Some believe the beginning of this Order can be linked to Emperor Constantine I and the Battle of the Milvan Bridge in 312

then discharged on June 17th

Netherlands. An "Durch Not Und Tod" Patriotic Badge Newly Listed William Hamilton Merritt was capturedFour piece construction, illustrating a silver eagle bearing a shield inscribed "1914" and surmounted by a silver Imperial crown, the two insignias affixed to a bronze cross base with a circular frame inscribed "DURCH NOT UND TOD", marked "G. M. 1804" on the reverse, 40. 5 mm x 41. 3 mm, horizontal pinback, light contact, near extremely fine.