Croatia, Independent State. An Italian-Croatian Legion Badge C.1940 Auction Archive 5 mm (h) x 39

5 mm (h) x 39

Gunner Thompson was at Goose Bay

later Commander-in-Chief of the British Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland

He was raised in Keewatin and was employed at sewing flour bags for the Lake of the Woods Milling Company before signing his Attestation Paper with the 52nd Infantry Battalion "New Ontario Regiment"

including small decoration

Croatia, Independent State. An Italian-Croatian Legion Badge C.1940 Auction Archive 5 mm (h) x 39In die stamped aluminum with twelve red lacquered fields, shield shaped, obverse bearing the inscription HRVATSKA (Croatia) above the Croatian coat of arms, plain reverse, unmarked, die holes in all four corners for uniform attachment, measuring 43 mm (w) x 56. 8 mm (h), scattered fine chipping in the red lacquered fields, near extremely fine. Footnote: This type of badge was worn from 1941 to 1943 by the Croat volunteers in the Italian sponsored