A German Province Hannover 1930’S Firefighter’s Officer’s Buckle GTRexclude His father was a Jewish

His father was a Jewish nobleman

He soon left Canada for overseas service

He was promoted to Able Seaman on August 26

"while on active service (Craddock was) absent without leave from Tattoo on September 23rd"

silvered bronze insignia on a reddish bronze maple leaf base

A German Province Hannover 1930’S Firefighter’s Officer’s Buckle GTRexclude His father was a JewishIn silvered brass, 50mm, in fine condition. Footnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R. Angolia, who start collecting buckles, belts and brocades from 1944 until around 1990; most of the buckles were obtained from the American and German veterans; most of these buckles present a core of Angolias book Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich, published in 2001.