Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The German Mother, Bronze Grade With Case, By B.h. Mayer Newly Listed posing with his wife

posing with his wife

stating that he had two years' previous service with the 5th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards and as a Corporal (later Sergeant) from 1912-1914 with the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada in Toronto

A silver star with a blue enameled center medallion with raised silver gilt lettering

soiling on the right shoulder and the right breast pocket

obverse is maker marked "P

Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The German Mother, Bronze Grade With Case, By B.h. Mayer Newly Listed posing with his wife(Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter in Bronze mit Etui). Constructed of bronze with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Latin Cross, the obverse with blue and white enameled arms, with a central white enameled disc bearing a black swastika, circumscribed by a raised inscription of DER DEUTSCHEN MUTTER (TO THE GERMAN MOTHER), the reverse with an etched institution date of 16. DEZEMBER 1938 and a