Germany, Third Reich; Canada, Dominion. A Mixed Lot of POW Books and Paper Items, Axis and Allied Origin Province of China An Italian SS EM/NCO’s sleeve

An Italian SS EM/NCO’s sleeve eagle constructed of white thread over a red

maker marked H

Footnote: Della Mary Adeline Birrell was born in London Ontario in 1888 enlisted in the CEF on march 18th 1918 and saw service in England

The first three days of July saw him posted to Camp Gagetown

Germany, Third Reich; Canada, Dominion. A Mixed Lot of POW Books and Paper Items, Axis and Allied Origin Province of China An Italian SS EM/NCO’s sleeveA mixed lot of prisoner of war (POW) paper items, including: 1. A 1946 edition of Oriental Odyssey, constructed of a card stock binding with 55 paginated interior pages full of poems, songs, and verses chronicling the experiences of a Winnipeg Grenadier in Japanese captivity during the Second World War, self published by the author, accompanied by a Hong Kong patch and photo of the owner or author, measuring 15 cm (w) x 23. 5 cm (h), demonstrating