Canada, Commonwealth. A Second War Canadian Artillery Sweetheart Pin, in Gold consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac bearing the seal and signature

bearing the seal and signature of Governor John Hancock

the right cuff with an Afrika Korps cufftitle sewn in place

In the Great War he served with the South African Miscellaneous Trades Company

with backing plate (numbered

the reverse engraver marked “P

Canada, Commonwealth. A Second War Canadian Artillery Sweetheart Pin, in Gold consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac bearing the seal and signatureIn 18K Gold, with multicoloured enamels, reverse engraved M. DOWNEY ORILLIA, with vertical pin, measures 35mm (w) x 28. 2mm (h), weighs 6. 79 grams, wheel of cannon spins, very minor enamel wear, in extremely fine condition.