Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By B.h. Mayer certificate_of_authenticity He was taken on strength

He was taken on strength of the Canadian General List and placed with the 5th Reserve Battalion

1914 and was transferred to the 5th Battlaion on September 3rd)

in the center is embroidered in silvery/aluminum threads " F

Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Montreal

It was here that he qualified as an RCASC Driver 1st Class (Wheeled) on August 28th and after eight and a half months in the United Kingdom

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By B.h. Mayer certificate_of_authenticity He was taken on strength(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 26 for B. H.