Germany, HJ. A Proficiency Badge, Silver Grade, by Wächtler & Lange Auction This only changed in 1941

This only changed in 1941 during the attack on Russia

painted insignia on the white enamelled badge on the eagle's breast

He was a resident of Brockville when he signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (639183) with the 156th Infantry Battalion "156th Leeds and Grenville Battalion"

the Essex Scottish Regiment had suffered 121 fatal casualties

Germany, HJ. A Proficiency Badge, Silver Grade, by Wächtler & Lange Auction This only changed in 1941(HJ Leistungsabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of an aluminum alloy, the obverse consisting of a Tiwaz rune, overlaid by a central mobile swastika, in turn surrounded by a circular ring bearing an inscription of FR LEISTUNGEN IN DER H. J. (FOR MERIT IN THE H. J.), the reverse with a vertical pinback, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code M1 35 for Wchtler & Lange, Mittweida, also stamped with a B indicating a replacement piece,