Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Friedrich Orth GTRexclude Pinchess had four months' previous

Pinchess had four months' previous experience as a shipping clerk with Maritime Furriers in Halifax (September to December 1940) and listed his occupation as Student when he signed his RCAF Attestation Paper on January 8

measuring 115 mm (w) x 70 mm (w)

silvering wear and oxidation evident on the two medals fabricated from war materials

and Victory Medal (15095 A

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Friedrich Orth GTRexclude Pinchess had four months' previous(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback, maker marked with the logo of Friedrich Orth, Wien, measuring 43. 57 mm (w) x 56. 80 mm (h),