Canada, Commonwealth. A Privately Made Legacy Book in Remembrance of Lancaster Navigator Sergeant Michael J. MacNaughton-Smith, K.I.A. Hold surrounded by a gilt ring

surrounded by a gilt ring

circumcribed by an inscription of “SENATUS REIPUBLICAE LUBECENSIS” (“SENATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF LÜBECK”)

On the advance of the Russian troops being held up

Constructed of grey threads wound repeatedly around a white fabric core to form a grey string that is wrapped four times into a U-shape

Canada, Commonwealth. A Privately Made Legacy Book in Remembrance of Lancaster Navigator Sergeant Michael J. MacNaughton-Smith, K.I.A. Hold surrounded by a gilt ringAn extremely unique privately made book in remembrance of Sergeant Michael John MacNaughton Smith who served in the Royal Air Force as a Navigator in a Lancaster bomber. This book contains countless heartfelt letters, including photographs, to his mother while serving in the Royal Air Force, spanning over thirty seven pages. It concludes with a telegram and letter from E. F. Deas, Wing Commander in Command of No. 630 Squadron of the R. A. F. informing