Czechoslovakia, Republic. A Rare Defenders Of Prague Radio Armband 1945 Auction chipping in the white enamels

chipping in the white enamels on the crown

the obverse centre bears the cipher “FA” (for Grand Duke Friedrich August II)

Thomas Henry Fowles was a resident of Oakville when he signed his Attestation Paper as a Sergeant (663418) with the 164th Infantry Battalion "Halton and Dufferin Battalion"

reverse marked ""800"" (silver)

this battle was an allied victory at the great cost of nearly 90

Czechoslovakia, Republic. A Rare Defenders Of Prague Radio Armband 1945 Auction chipping in the white enamelsComposed of two pieces, a 80 mm (w) x 32 mm (h) red cotton patch screen printed with "BOJOVNICI ROZHLASU" (Radio Defenders) in black ink, with a Prague Radio stamp in black ink overlapping the text at the far right, the red cotton patch sewn in place to the front panel of its thick white cotton base, the edges turned up and stitched in blue threading, the ends of the armband not sewn together, measuring 330 mm (w) x 77 mm (h), lightly soiled, near