Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac A large plaque in patinated

A large plaque in patinated non-magnetic metal

He was a resident of Toronto when he signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (868012) with the 182nd Infantry Battalion "Ontario County Battalion"

ornate suspension bar with its original ribbon

The locket is adorned with the tradition Wotan's knot design

also wears what is probably a Silver grade Wound Badge

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac A large plaque in patinated(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered and patinated zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaying a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with a single visible rivet securing the eagle in position, with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire