Germany, Weimar Republic. A Silesian Eagle, I Class Auction Archive William Arthur Webb of Montreal

William Arthur Webb of Montreal

Soldiers serving on exercises in Canada late in the war were given these patches to wear

white fabric lined inside lid and recessed medal bed

a post he would hold until at least the spring of 1938

Gaspe on January 1

Germany, Weimar Republic. A Silesian Eagle, I Class Auction Archive William Arthur Webb of Montreal(Schlesischer Adler I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a vaulted Silesian style German national eagle with feathering executed in careful detail, clutching a banner in its talons bearing a raised inscription of FR SCHLESIEN (FOR SILESIA), overlaid across its chest by a raised Brustmond, the reverse with four visible rivets securing the obverse features in place, with a crimped hinge and narrow banjo style pinback