Canada, Commonwealth. A Memorial Cross to Sgt. McKenna, QOR, KIA 1944 Newly Listed Stitched onto the left sleeve

Stitched onto the left sleeve is a cotton/rayon blended cloth HJ insignia measuring 50 mm (w) x 95 mm (h)

Gerhold was one of 23 pilots of human torpedoes called “Neger”

Instituted in 1918 (in silver

exhibiting tattered edges and tearing

(Auszeichnungen und Insignien)

Canada, Commonwealth. A Memorial Cross to Sgt. McKenna, QOR, KIA 1944 Newly Listed Stitched onto the left sleeveIn silver, reverse engraved B. 63637 SGT. R. P. McKENNA, marked LACKIE STERLING on the reverse 6 oclock arm, no ribbon, light wear, very fine. Footnote: Robert Patrick McKenna was born on June 7, 1914 in Toronto, Ontario. He was employed as a travelling salesman for Beatty Bros in Fergus, Ontario, with several years experience with the Queens Own Rifles of Canada (as of 1936). McKenna enlisted on June 12, 1940. He travelled to Halifax, to Scotland,