before being transferred to the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre at Folkestone on July 23rd
38 mm x 45 mm each
marked "RZM" and maker marked "M1/52" (Deschler & Sohn
on December 19
Four of the seven items with handwritten inscriptions on the reverse
Six Second War German Medals, Awards, And Badges Hold before being transferred to theWar Merit Cross, 2nd Class (bronzed tombac, 49. 3 mm, replacement ribbon); German Italian Africa Campaign Medal (bronze, engraver marked "DE MARCHIS" and maker marked "LORIOLI MILANO", replacement ribbon); Tank Badge, Silver Grade (silvered zinc, maker marked with the Adolf Scholze, Grunwald insignia on the reverse, 42. 8 mm x 62. 7 mm, vertical pinback); HJ Achievement Badge, Silver Grade (silvered war materials, marked with the RZM