Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Class, I Class, c. 1940 certificate_of_authenticity when he signed his Attestation

when he signed his Attestation Paper with the Canadian Railway Troops (No

In December 1943

the Halifax DT518 containing Towse and crew was struck by lightning

including one depicting a group of Heer and Luftwaffe personnel

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Class, I Class, c. 1940 certificate_of_authenticity when he signed his Attestation(Friedrich August Kreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 24 September 1914 by Grand Duke Friedrich August. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of blackened bronze, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with pebbled arms joined through the quadrants by a circular laurel leaf wreath, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of Grand Duke Friedrich August, the six oclock arm bearing an institution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the