Croatia, Independent State. A Ustasha Cavalry Company of Merit Badge Hold His Official Canadian Army Overseas

His Official Canadian Army Overseas Death Notification states he was in the "Western European Theatre of War"

set on a 75 mm-long magnetic metal with a horizontal pinback

indicating that the cap is likely a late-production example

He was a Senior Gunner in the 1st Division of Guards Armored Motorboats

the lid bearing a gilt depiction of the decoration

Croatia, Independent State. A Ustasha Cavalry Company of Merit Badge Hold His Official Canadian Army OverseasIn gilded tombak, with green and white enamels, meaning FOR MERIT, the reverse with a vertical pin, unmarked, measures 26. 5 mm (w) x 30. 6 mm (h), enamels intact, light gilt wear, in very fine condition.