Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class certificate_of_authenticity The inscirption reads “Im Jahre

The inscirption reads “Im Jahre deutscher Schicksalwende - 1933” (In the year of the turning point of German Destiny - 1933)

In March 1943 he was flying Ansons at the Bombing and Gunnery School at Mountain View

earning him the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires Long Service Medal

2 mm when locked together

He served with the Canadian Militia (5th Field Ambulance) from 1925 to 1935 and was a member of the Hamilton Aero Club

Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class certificate_of_authenticity The inscirption reads “Im Jahre(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; vertical pinback, with a barrel hinge and a round wire catch; measuring 43. 30 mm (w) x 43. 43 mm (h); weighing 14. 8 grams; in good condition.