Germany, Ss. A Pair Of Waffen-SS Cavalry Shoulder Boards Newly Listed Royal Canadian Air Force was

Royal Canadian Air Force was aboard a Halifax aircraft when it was shot down on Saturday

by Major Edgar Erskine Hume

The presence of the black eagle suggests that this example dates from prior to 1977

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 434 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

He attended Sandhurst and was commissioned into The King’s (Liverpool Regiment)

Germany, Ss. A Pair Of Waffen-SS Cavalry Shoulder Boards Newly Listed Royal Canadian Air Force wasA Pair of Early Waffen SS Untersturmfhrer's Cavalry Shoulder Boards; a fine matching pair of sew on style shoulder boards, constructed of matt silvery colored Russian braid, and edged with golden rayon waffenfarbe (indicating Cavalry unit), superimposed on a black rayon wool base mix; (broads are magnetic because of the flat iron insert in the center of the boards, as they should be). In worn condition, very fine.