A First War Imperial Navy "Kaiserliche Marine" Commander/Lieutenant Commander's Dress Epaulette With Surgeon's Cypher Hold Number refers to the maker

Number refers to the maker "822"

where he was to remain for the next eight months

the official charge stating: "6854 Cpl

unmarked but attributed to Meybauer (so called cut out version)

A First War Imperial Navy "Kaiserliche Marine" Commander/Lieutenant Commander's Dress Epaulette With Surgeon's Cypher Hold Number refers to the makerLarge, decorative stiff framed epaulette, upper in violet velvet, the outer edges of the protruding tab trimmed in a strip of fine aluminum wire interlaced with red and black threading, a gilt Surgeon's cypher affixed to the oval cap, large raised gold coloured bullion wire ridge flanked with two rows of rolled wire trim butting the protruding wide oval cap, two rows of tightly wound gold coloured bullion wire fringe suspended at the end, the outer