Germany, HJ. A Set of Marine-HJ Bann 564 Shoulder Straps certificate_of_authenticity the obverse bearing a raised

the obverse bearing a raised Geneva Cross with pebbled arms overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

The book’s content consists of 96 glossed white paper stock pages with black ink text and black-and-white facsimile images of devices of South Africa and Southern Rhodesia

Pilot Officer Towse took part in bombing an Axis supply ship off the coast of Norway

inscribed around the circle in Latin "PARVUS NUMERO MAGNUS MERITO" and surmounted by the Royal Dutch crown

the reverse bearing a central white enameled medallion overlaid by a hand-painted and multi-coloured Oldenburg coat of arms

Germany, HJ. A Set of Marine-HJ Bann 564 Shoulder Straps certificate_of_authenticity the obverse bearing a raised(Marine HJ Schulterklappen). A matching set of Marine HJ shoulder straps, each constructed of dark navy blue rayon, trimmed with yellow piping, and bearing machine embroidered yellow Bann numbers 564, the reverse of each retaining an integral strap perforated with a reinforced buttonhole, both unmarked and measuring 34 mm (w) x 110 mm (l), in near mint condition.