Sierra Leone, Republic. A General Service Medal 1965 Hold 1939 and signed in black

1939 and signed in black ink by Corvette Captain and Flotilla Chief Hans Eckermann (1905–1985)

This is an extremely well-preserved Heer (Army) M43 field cap

He served with the Labour Corps during the First World War before immigrating to Canada

Anne and a breast star of the Order of the White Eagle

The Hindenburg made seventeen round trips across the Atlantic Ocean in 1936

Sierra Leone, Republic. A General Service Medal 1965 Hold 1939 and signed in blackInstituted in 1965. In silver gilt, measuring 32. 2 mm in diameter, very light contact, original ribbon with pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The General Service Medal was instituted in 1965, to be awarded to British forces on secondment to the Royal Sierra Leone Military Forces and was awarded for service in Sierra Leone and adjacent countries, provided that their service had not been acknowledged by any other General Service Medal. The medal is