Germany, Wehrmacht. A 162Nd Turkestan Division Volunteer’s Sleeve Insignia, Third Pattern GTRexclude the Medical Board there recommending

the Medical Board there recommending that Allen be invalided to Canada

in blue pencil crayon on cardboard

He survived the war and in October of 1947 became a temporary worker in the department of Girone

“A talented performer whose career spans the better part of a century

The badge was to consist of a five-pointed star bearing the state arms upon crossed sabres and surrounded by a crescent moon The crescent was to bear the inscription ""Sultan Hussain bin Ali Al Kathiri

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 162Nd Turkestan Division Volunteer’s Sleeve Insignia, Third Pattern GTRexclude the Medical Board there recommending(162. [Turkistan] Division rmelabzeichen). Constructed of cotton, the obverse bearing a multi coloured printed ink insignia, unmarked, measuring 64 mm (w) x 80 mm (h), folded for wear and with some soiling evident, in near extremely fine condition.