A Private Studio Picture Postcard Of Knight's Cross Recipient: Josef Kociok Hold Colonel George Thairs was a

Colonel George Thairs was a member of the Officers' Training Corps at Camp Borden

marked 15 on pin

The purpose of the badge was to prevent men of military age but not in uniform from being harrassed by women pursuing them with white feathers

note the uncommon manner of affixing the hook and keeper as compared to more common versions

German Hunting Organization Plaque - large plaque in silvered bronze

A Private Studio Picture Postcard Of Knight's Cross Recipient: Josef Kociok Hold Colonel George Thairs was aA picture postcard of Josef Kociok, measuring 99x135mm, near mint condition. The reverse reads: Kociok, killed in action. This was written by an unidentified man, maybe a comrade of Kocioks, Konrad Pissarsky from Trebnitz, eastern Germany. Footnote: Josef Kociok (19181943) was a pilot in the Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front and a recipient of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross, which he was awarded while serving with the 10.(NJ) ZG 1, the 10th Squadron