The division was removed from the Eastern Front and sent west
The other five members of the crew were killed
He was subsequently invalided to England
Rowley fought in western Europe through France
The interior of the breast flap is stamped with “2072
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Archive The division was removed from(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block binge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked R. K. for the firm of Rudolf