Germany, Wehrmacht. A Model Battleship Hand-Carved in Gravenhurst POW Camp consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the reverse presents plain with

the reverse presents plain with the exception of an institution date of “1813” in raised numbers on the lower arm

shows slight wear/runner marks with nearly 98% of crossgraining

who shortly after lost their status as POWs and were sent to Labour Camps in violation of the Geneva Convention

He was later transferred to the Heeresverwaltung (Army Administration) and served as a paymaster on both the Western and Eastern Fronts

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Model Battleship Hand-Carved in Gravenhurst POW Camp consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the reverse presents plain with(Kriegsgefangenen Modell Schlachtschiff). Constructed of unvarnished wood, consisting of a scale model of a battleship with stacks, towers, turrets, and other details constructed separately and carefully added in place, affixed to a pedestal of identical construction, the obverse of which bears a hand painted inscription of SOUVENIER OF A GERMAN PRISONER OF WAR CANADA CAMP C, indicating construction by an inmate of Gravenhurst POW Camp, measuring 45.