Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive The Battalion was raised in

The Battalion was raised in Southern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Toronto under the authority of G

- George V (7177262

dated July 1 to 13

Dicks returned to Air Force Headquarters in Ottawa before being transferred to Eastern Air Command in Halifax

each bearing dual machine-embroidered silver aluminum wire insignia bisected by a golden-yellow threaded band

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive The Battalion was raised in(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the everse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 46. 83 mm (w) x 47. 16 mm (h), weighing 17. 2 grams, a rare example of a zink badge retaining virtually all of its original