Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Board Cap for Enlisted Ranks, with Owner-Modified Chinstrap Republic of The Province of Manitoba Official

The Province of Manitoba Official Registration of Death stated that he was "Previously reported missing after air operations

a Marine must have engaged in a landing on foreign territory

this at a vital time when casualties were occurring ‘left and right’ and most of the officers had been struck down - hence the D

Recipients are Belgians or foreigners serving in Belgian units serving in foreign theatres of operations

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Board Cap for Enlisted Ranks, with Owner-Modified Chinstrap Republic of The Province of Manitoba Official(Kriegsmarine Schiffchen fr Mannschaften). An interesting well preserved Kriegsmarine dark blue board cap for Enlisted ranks, constructed of dark navy blue wool. The cap is fully surrounded by fold down side walls which subtly slope toward the front. Stitched onto the peak is an insignia consisting of a dark blue wool backer bearing a machine embroidered golden yellow Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, measuring 60 mm (w) x 25 mm