Harriett Dicken of Lambton Mills
And for so doing this shall be your Commission
before signing his RCAF Non-Permanent Active Air Force Attestation Paper on November 22
when he was admitted to the Military Hospital at Shorncliffe on May 4th for the next three weeks
Stamped onto the crown in black ink is a size mark of “57”
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat Front Clasp, Bronze Grade, by Schwerin & Sons visually-hidden Harriett Dicken of Lambton Mills(U Boot Frontspange). May 15th, 1944. (Mid to late war issue). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by crossed swords, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, flanked on each side by six oak leaves, the reverse with an integral hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a crimped wire catch, designer marked PEEKHAUS and maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring