Canada, Commonwealth. A Victory Loan Flag - Ninth Campaign, 1945 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac They were paid twelve weeks'

They were paid twelve weeks' severance

while the yellowish-orange synthetic grip features a series of ten parallel ridges and is free of cracks but does exhibit the same expected contact marks

he entered the Imperial Navy as a Matrose on 1 February 1900 and was promoted to Obermatrose (Gefreiter) on 1 August 1901

numbered in blue ink "64395" at the upper right

Canada, Commonwealth. A Victory Loan Flag - Ninth Campaign, 1945 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac They were paid twelve weeks'A Ninth Campaign Flag in cotton with red frame and printed 9th Campaign emblem, measuring 104 x 46 inches, worn, fine. Footnote: These flags were awarded upon making a pledge and were used to raise the funds to fulfill that pledge. The Fifth Campaign began on April 23rd 1945.