Germany, Heer. A Tropical Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by Hermann Aurich Newly Listed Writing in the book "The

Writing in the book "The RCAF at War

Footnote: Type I of this Order with 5 flares was awarded for a short time and approximately 400 pieces were awarded in total

Accompanied by a miniature of the order in the form of a boutonniere pin

Captain George Alton Cline was profiled in a 1916 University of Toronto Schools (UTS) booklet about various former students and Masters (Instructors) who had enlisted for military service

Non Marked Version

Germany, Heer. A Tropical Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by Hermann Aurich Newly Listed Writing in the book "The(Heer Tropen Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften). Constructed of dark grey painted magnetic steel, the obverse bearing a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD WITH US), the reverse with a loop and claws emanating from a functional roller, the latter retaining an original olive drab canvas strap, maker marked with the logo of Hermann Aurich, Dresden,