A German Auxiliary Police (Polizei) Nco's Shako Hold and YMCA Medal (gold-plated bronze

and YMCA Medal (gold-plated bronze

signing on for a twelve year engagement

hanger inscribed "1914 GREAT WAR 1918" with pinback) and copies of his Index Cards

They were documented as "Missing without trace

A German Auxiliary Police (Polizei) Nco's Shako Hold and YMCA Medal (gold-plated bronzeMolded sturdy, vulcanfibre body with a police green wool covering to the exterior. The body of the shako has an extruding, humped curve reverse, downward sloping vulcanfibre front visor and rear neck guard, along with a circular "coffee can" style top, in the traditional police helmet style, that was established in the 1920s and lasted until 1945. Both the front visor and rear neck guard are secured to the shako by a narrow horizontal strip of black