An 1937 Italian Battle Of Bilbao Campaign Medal GTRexclude A Kriegsmarine Pith Helmet Eagle

A Kriegsmarine Pith Helmet Eagle by Gustav Brehmer

The corps was instrumental in inoculating the entire Canadian force against typhoid fever

He was documented as "no longer physically able to perform his duties" but what contributed to this is unclear

RADwJ Arbeitsmaid Rank Brooch - A third pattern (1939)

He left for the French theatre on March 31st

An 1937 Italian Battle Of Bilbao Campaign Medal GTRexclude A Kriegsmarine Pith Helmet EagleAn 1937 Italian Battle of Bilbao Campaign Medal Silvered bronze, very high relief, 32. 5 mm, extremely fine. Footnote On June 11, 1937, the Basque forces had fallen back to the city of Bilbao, which was defended by a series of rushed fortifications called the "Bilbao's Iron Ring." The Iron Ring was poorly designed for defense. It was quite an antiquated defense concept akin to First World War fortifications, so it was vulnerable to modern warfare