Germany, Heer. An M44 Signals Enlisted Personnel Field Tunic Auction hand embroidered in heavily padded

hand embroidered in heavily padded flat and rounded silvered bullion wires

many photos of such small decorations worn by the young members of the Royal Families exist

maker marked “ Hoffstätter

the reverse with a similar central medallion with crossed anchors with cables and USN (United States Navy) inscribed in the centre

Cole was with the 2nd Battalion (Eastern Ontario Regiment) and was "reported wounded and missing after action and was struck off strength accordingly" on May 3

Germany, Heer. An M44 Signals Enlisted Personnel Field Tunic Auction hand embroidered in heavily padded(Heer Feldbluse M44 fr Mannschaften der Nachrichtentruppe). An extremely well preserved Heer M44 Signals Enlisted personnel field tunic, constructed of field grey wool. It features a turned down collar which is flanked on each side by Litzen constructed of grey rayon, bearing slate grey machine embroidered bars, and measuring 25 mm (w) x 70 mm (l). The shoulders are topped by straps which are constructed of field grey wool with grey rayon underlays,