Canada, Commonwealth. A Memorial Cross to Sgt. McKenna, QOR, KIA 1944 Newly Listed (Eichenlaub und Schwertern zum Ritterkreuz

(Eichenlaub und Schwertern zum Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Gerhold was one of 23 pilots of human torpedoes called “Neger”

Instituted in 1918 (in silver

(Herzog Wilhelm Erinnerungsmedaille in Silber)

Stitched onto the left sleeve is a cotton/rayon blended cloth HJ insignia measuring 50 mm (w) x 95 mm (h)

Canada, Commonwealth. A Memorial Cross to Sgt. McKenna, QOR, KIA 1944 Newly Listed (Eichenlaub und Schwertern zum RitterkreuzIn silver, reverse engraved B. 63637 SGT. R. P. McKENNA, marked LACKIE STERLING on the reverse 6 oclock arm, no ribbon, light wear, very fine. Footnote: Robert Patrick McKenna was born on June 7, 1914 in Toronto, Ontario. He was employed as a travelling salesman for Beatty Bros in Fergus, Ontario, with several years experience with the Queens Own Rifles of Canada (as of 1936). McKenna enlisted on June 12, 1940. He travelled to Halifax, to Scotland,