Germany, HJ. A Member’s Belt Buckle, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne visually-hidden Because of the helpless condition

Because of the helpless condition of his wounded crew members First Lieutenant Lawley elected to remain with the ship and bring them to safety if it was humanly possible

A medal bar for a Bavarian First World War combatant

along with light soiling in the champagne-colored nylon lining

in association with the Orders and Medals Research Society and approved by the Order of St

Germany, HJ. A Member’s Belt Buckle, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne visually-hidden Because of the helpless condition(HJ Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften). Constructed of nickel silver, the obverse bearing a central raised German national eagle clutching an HJ insignia, situated within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of BLUE UND EHRE (BLOOD AND HONOUR), the reverse with a loop and attachment claws emanating from a functional roller, double marked with the logos of F. W. ASSMANN & SHNE, LDENSCHEID, along with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code 17, measuring