Poland. A British-Made Airborne Beret, C.1943 certificate_of_authenticity He was single and his

He was single and his civilian occupation was Schlachter (Butcher)

The base is in turn overlaid by dark green splinters distributed across the mottle

also blank

but WWI medals were originally mounted and worn by the veteran as evidenced by the pitting on the BWM

1943 at Headquarters

Poland. A British-Made Airborne Beret, C.1943 certificate_of_authenticity He was single and hisBeret with an Army green wool upper, with a 40 mm (w) x 55 mm (h) white embroidered Polish Army eagle insignia on a navy blue wool base sewn in place on the left side, a burlap support behind the insignia. There are two brown finished magnetic metal ventilation eyelets on the right side, plus a 12 mm wide black nylon border along the open end. The inside is lined in black cotton with stampings in white, size marked "7 1 8", maker marked "BRITISH BERET