Germany, Luftwaffe. A General’s Breast Eagle United Republic of Ashford returned to Port Hope

Ashford returned to Port Hope

He applied for his Canadian Forces Decoration award on March 5

composed of a single thick strand of gold-coloured bullion wire

Grip is held in place with a spanner nut

the suspension loop marked “K” for an unidentified maker

Germany, Luftwaffe. A General’s Breast Eagle United Republic of Ashford returned to Port Hope(Generalmajor Brustadler). Constructed of hand embroidered gilded flat, twisted, and rolled bullion wire, with rayon strings outlining the wings and body of the eagle; on a brown slightly sun faded wool backer; with a rayon backer and a black paper backer; measuring 90 mm (w) x 58 mm (h); in overall extremely fine condition.