Germany, Heer. A Trench Art Matchbox Case, Canadian Veteran Retrieval Province of China 59th Stormont and Glengarry Regiment

59th Stormont and Glengarry Regiment Collar Tab Pair c

on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with three repetition clasps (indicating four awards)

Most night flying had to be done by instruments from takeoff due to lack of any ground or horizon references

Mittweida” on reverse

Germany, Heer. A Trench Art Matchbox Case, Canadian Veteran Retrieval Province of China 59th Stormont and Glengarry Regiment(Heer Grabenkunst Streichholzschachtel). Constructed of magnetic steel, the cover bearing a raised profile of a Heer soldier wearing a Stahlhelm opening on a functional hinge to reveal a hollow interior with a lip to accommodate a matchbox, unmarked, measuring 50 mm (w) x 60 mm (h), notably retaining a package of Strike Rite matches, produced in London, Ontario, c. 1944, added by the Canadian serviceman who retrieved the case from Europe during the