Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Class, I Class, c. 1940 certificate_of_authenticity In December 1943

In December 1943

the Halifax DT518 containing Towse and crew was struck by lightning

A set of SS-Untersturmführer shoulder boards

he was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Class, I Class, c. 1940 certificate_of_authenticity In December 1943(Friedrich August Kreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 24 September 1914 by Grand Duke Friedrich August. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of blackened bronze, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with pebbled arms joined through the quadrants by a circular laurel leaf wreath, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of Grand Duke Friedrich August, the six oclock arm bearing an institution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the