Germany, Heer. A Pair Of Commemorative Items Auction Archive Pilot Officer Christie did not

Pilot Officer Christie did not live long to enjoy his DFC

the reverse engraving with typical lettering denoting “Order of Merit”

voluntary enlistment was unregulated and skilled men were joining up and leaving companies with a shortage of skilled labour essential to maintaining the country's war capability

threading remaining at the flat end where they were originally attached at the shoulder seams)

suspended from a black rayon strap

Germany, Heer. A Pair Of Commemorative Items Auction Archive Pilot Officer Christie did not(Heer Erinnerungs Dekorationen). A pair of Heer commemorative items, including a a plaque, constructed of a circular dark wooden backer, the obverse bearing a silvered bronze faceplate with a raised depiction of a Heer rifleman in a combat stance, the reverse with a central visible rivet securing the applique in place, topped by a magnetic metal suspension loop, unmarked, measuring 120 mm in diameter, with moderate loss of finish evident to the emblem