Germany, Heer. A Set of Panzer Troops Leutnant Shoulder Boards consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Cooke was placed on command

Cooke was placed on command to the Canadian Discharge Depot at Buxton for return to Canada on August 29

while the reverse has a blank elongated shield

dated 2 November 1943

An Austrian Military Order of Maria Theresa in Gold

maker marked (Deschler

Germany, Heer. A Set of Panzer Troops Leutnant Shoulder Boards consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Cooke was placed on command(Heer Schulterklappen fr einen Leutnant der Panzertruppe). A matching set of Heer Panzer Troops Leutnant shoulder boards, each constructed of rose pink wool with rigid card stock cores and topped by four bands of silver aluminum wire piping, both unmarked and measuring 30 mm (w) x 110 mm (l), demonstrating minor material fatigue, in uniform removed and near extremely fine condition.