Germany, HJ. A 1936 Italian Excursion Commemorative Badge, by Deschler & Sohn consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac each of which bears the

each of which bears the crowned RCAF eagle insignia

just as the ANZAC troops were moving up the slope themselves

Urch from the Chicago Unit Nursing Staff

minor discolouration is evident to the enamel of the arms and moderate fatigue is visible to the ribbon

Germany, HJ. A 1936 Italian Excursion Commemorative Badge, by Deschler & Sohn consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac each of which bears the(HJ Italienfahrt Erinnerungsabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing profile of AH, circumscribed by an inscription of ITALIENFAHRT DER HJ SEPTEMBER 1936 (ITALIAN EXCURSION OF THE HJ SEPTEMBER 1936), the reverse with a horizontal pinback, maker marked DESCHLER & SOHN, MNCHEN, measuring 40 mm in diameter, demonstrating near total loss of silver finish to the base metal, in very fine condition.