A 3Rd Class Cross Of Honour Of The German Mother Boutonniere Newly Listed the Training Establishment at Devonport

the Training Establishment at Devonport

maker marked “20” for “Fritz Zimmermann” on the edge of the lower arm

He is described as a good worker who is leaving by his own choice

he retired from the Canadian Militia on June 5

as the United States had officially entered the First World War on April 6

A 3Rd Class Cross Of Honour Of The German Mother Boutonniere Newly Listed the Training Establishment at DevonportA third reich period Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter bronze grade boutonniere; Latin cross with concave arms in gilded bronze and blue, white, and black enamels; with sun rays emanating between the arms from the centre applique; on loop for suspension; with its full length period original ribbon; the obverse with a circular applique bearing a static black enameled swastika (Hakenkreuz) within a gilded ring inscribed Der Deutschen Mutter (The German