Japan, Empire. An Order of the Rising Sun, I Class Star, c.1940 Auction Archive with a Luftwaffe grey woolen

with a Luftwaffe grey woolen backer

his name could be Winter or similar

and is bured at Ecoivres Military Cemetery

entitled to the North West Canada Medal

photo creased

Japan, Empire. An Order of the Rising Sun, I Class Star, c.1940 Auction Archive with a Luftwaffe grey woolen( Kyokujitsu sh). Instituted in 1875 by Emperor Meiji. In Silver, an eight pointed star with arms composed of three rays with cleft endings, the obverse center superposed by a white enameled insignia in silver gilt, with a central red glass cabochon, the reverse with a vertical pinback flanked by dual stays and Japanese lettering standing for Order of Merit Decoration and four central rivets, measuring 89. 4 mm (w) x 89. 1 mm (h), weighs 93. 1 grams,