He was a Plumber by trade and enlisted as a Plumber's Mate with the Royal Navy for ten years' service on March 25
Accompanied by his Army bayonet (steel blade
and the 173rd Highlanders
This pennant was awarded to a Kriegsmarine ship
1941 and carries a facsimile signature of A
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair Of Medals Archive He was a Plumber by(Medaillen). A pair of medals, including an Eastern Front Medal, constructed of silvered and patinated zink, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941 42 (WINTER BATTLE IN THE EAST 1941 42), above a crossed sword and laurel branch, topped by a Stahlhelm and stick grenade,