The latter’s internal wire reinforcement has been removed to give the cap a popular but non-regulation “Sattelform” appearance
Kietz was wounded on May 22
maker marked “GWL” for “Gebrüder Wegerhoff
1942 and signed in blue ink by Lieutenant General and Commanding General of Luftgau XII/XIII
raised platform with a deep purple velvet medal bed
Canada, CEF. A Victoria County Welcome Home Medal, Lieut. Ashmore Newly Listed The latter’s internal wire reinforcementIn bronze, Victoria County's Welcome to Returned Soldiers, reverse engraved "Lieut. M. L. Ashmore R. A. F.", 31. 95 mm (d), on original ribbon with bronze broach, very fine. Footnote: Mansell Leroy Ashmore, from Lindsay Ontario, enlisted while a student in Kingston, Ontario and was transferred to the R. A. F. as a Pilot Cadet in 1918.