Italy, Kingdom. A Mint Italian Commander’s Tank Badge, C.1941 GTRexclude Footnote: Joseph Stothard Mercer was

Footnote: Joseph Stothard Mercer was born in Belfast

An insert attached to the page relating to hospital visits

It was made up of squadrons and personnel from the RAF and the air forces of the British Commonwealth

the 1st Canadian Armoured Personnel Carrier Squadron ceased to exist as a separate entity and became a squadron of the newly-created I Canadian Armoured Personnel Carrier Regiment

named to "Hugo Seidel / Landsturmmann / Eutin"

Italy, Kingdom. A Mint Italian Commander’s Tank Badge, C.1941 GTRexclude Footnote: Joseph Stothard Mercer wasIn bronze gilt with red and black enamels, illustrating a dragon hovering over a tank, surrounded by an open ended wreath of oak leaves, inscribed "FERREA MOLE FERREO CVORE" (Iron Heart, Iron Mole), measuring 46. 5 mm (w) x 31. 5 mm (h), slide locking horizontal pinback, intact enamels, in its original glassine package of issue, mint.