with field gray paint finish
obverse illustrating the City of Hamburg coat-of-arms in the centre
although in the top half in casualties
LAING'S NEK (1042 PTE W
He enlisted in the Army as a Boy soldier and served with the 1st Battalion
An Rare Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) Compass By Carl Bamberg Friedenau Auction Archive with field gray paint finishPolished steel casing, face plate maker marked "CARL BAMBERG FRIEDENAU" and numbered "No 4900", directional needle in steel blue and mounted to a central brass base, the needle marked "N" (North) at one end, gradated inner ring marked with the directions in German (Norden, Sd, Osten, West, with intermediate directional points), the outer ring marked in 360 degrees, glass face, reverse marked with the Imperial crown, an "M" and numbered "103", stem in