Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The German Mother, Silver Grade Hold each hook passing through a

each hook passing through a protective reinforcing patch stitched in place to the body of the tunic

returning to Canada at Victoria

maker marked “CTD” for “Christian Theodor Dicke” on the reverse

His brother was Sir Andrew MacPhail

The matching boutonniere

Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The German Mother, Silver Grade Hold each hook passing through a(Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter in Silber). Constructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with blue and white enameled arms, with a central black enameled swastika on a white enameled disc, circumscribed by a raised inscription of DER DEUTSCHEN MUTTER (TO THE GERMAN MOTHER), with sun rays joining the quadrants, the reverse engraved with an institution date of 16.