Germany, Wehrmacht. A Model Battleship Hand-Carved in Gravenhurst POW Camp consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac He was later transferred to

He was later transferred to the Heeresverwaltung (Army Administration) and served as a paymaster on both the Western and Eastern Fronts

the reverse presents plain with the exception of an institution date of “1813” in raised numbers on the lower arm

A Croix de Guerre with Silver Palm

it was renamed “Orion”

Tarnishing and wear ais evident to the metallic features

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Model Battleship Hand-Carved in Gravenhurst POW Camp consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac He was later transferred to(Kriegsgefangenen Modell Schlachtschiff). Constructed of unvarnished wood, consisting of a scale model of a battleship with stacks, towers, turrets, and other details constructed separately and carefully added in place, affixed to a pedestal of identical construction, the obverse of which bears a hand painted inscription of SOUVENIER OF A GERMAN PRISONER OF WAR CANADA CAMP C, indicating construction by an inmate of Gravenhurst POW Camp, measuring 45.