Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By B.h. Mayer Auction Archive At this point he was

At this point he was deemed "Medically Unfit" and was ordered to take further in-patient treatment with ISC

A silver gilt four armed star with arabesques between the arms of the cross

He was granted leave from the 2nd Battalion

03 mm (h - inclusive integral suspension)

Aylward was appointed Corporal on August 8

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By B.h. Mayer Auction Archive At this point he was(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a central U Boat set over a hollow background, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of a design most commonly accredited to B. H. Mayer,