Germany, Wehrmacht. A West Wall Medal Auction 33rd Vancouver Shoulder Flash (red

33rd Vancouver Shoulder Flash (red embroidered lettering

Private John Albert Kirby was discharged as "being no longer physically fit for war service" and struck off strength as "Medically Unfit" at the Discharge Depot at Quebec City

He felt that he was entitled to the Queen's South Africa Medal and inquired as to how he would go about getting it

issued 23 September 1936

measuring 36 mm (w) x 52

Germany, Wehrmacht. A West Wall Medal Auction 33rd Vancouver Shoulder Flash (red(Deutsches Schutzwall Ehrenzeichen). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, the obverse with a pillbox topped by a crossed sword and shovel and a Wehrmacht style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with an inscription of FR ARBEIT ZUM SCHUTZE DEUTSCHLANDS (FOR WORK IN THE PROTECTION OF GERMANY), unmarked, measuring 32. 96 mm (w) x 45. 23