Germany, Heer. A Flak Badge, By Hermann Aurich certificate_of_authenticity He was a resident of

He was a resident of Collingwood when he signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (690991) with the 173rd Infantry Battalion "Canadian Highlanders"

3) A War Merit Cross Second Class ribbon with miniature crossed swords

personal documents from before

he was admitted and transferred to Casulty Clearing Station with a "septic throat"

Germany, Heer. A Flak Badge, By Hermann Aurich certificate_of_authenticity He was a resident of(Heeres Flak Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central Flak 88 with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Hermann Aurich, Dresden, measuring 44. 67 mm (w) x 60. 00 mm