Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare German Cross In Silver, Cloth Version Auction illustrating Connolly in uniform and

illustrating Connolly in uniform and wearing his hat

Union of South Africa Scroll (S/SGT

along with a letter from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Canadian Agency (confirming his burial plot and death

with the two airmen buried next to each other

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare German Cross In Silver, Cloth Version Auction illustrating Connolly in uniform and(Deutsches Kreuz in Silber, Stoffausfhrung). Constructed of a double overlaid sunburst pattern with eight points, with the bottom outer layer of the cross in silver aluminum bullion threading, while the rest consists of greyish threading, the cross features a silvered stamped circular wreath impressed with oak leaves, ribbons, and the introduction year 1941, the inner and outer sides of the wreath feature a thin red intertwined cord acting as a border