Germany, Third Reich. A Complete Set of Three 1944 Tirolean Marksmanship Badges United Republic of facing an equal number of

facing an equal number of reinforced button holes on the flap on the left side

he did go on to obtain a commission in the Royal Canadian Rifles and witness active service in the Fenian troubles of 1866

1916 for service in the French theatre

In 1942 he joined the 667th Sturmgeschutz Battalion which was sent to the Eastern Front

where he held the rank of SS-Sturmmann in the 8th Company of the SS Artillery Training and Reserve Regiment

Germany, Third Reich. A Complete Set of Three 1944 Tirolean Marksmanship Badges United Republic of facing an equal number ofA grouping of three 1944 marksmanship badges, consisting of a Pistol badge, a Small Caliber badge, and a Wehrmann badge, all three badges are constructed of gilded zink with multi coloured paint, the obverse consisting of a circular green painted oak leaf wreath that surrounds a pebbled gilt disc, bearing a red painted Tirolean eagle with outstretched wings clutching a white painted bullseye target bearing a mobile swastika, flanked by the date of