An Iron Cross 1914 First Class; Screwback Version Newly Listed He signed his Attestation Paper

He signed his Attestation Paper with the 61st Battalion "Winnipeg Battalion" on February 21

1918 at Basingstoke

he was appointed the GOC of the recently arrived 5th Canadian Armoured Division when it arrived on the Italian Front in November 1943

Captain of the Main Top

An Iron Cross 1914 First Class; Screwback Version Newly Listed He signed his Attestation PaperAn Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse; screwback version; white metal cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a white metal 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; the reverse with a complete screw back assembly consisting of a nut, backing plate, and a screw piece to fasten the Iron Cross