Original World War Two Newspaper, Daily Mail, 19 July 1944, The Caen Breakthrough Sweetheart Brooches with length of medal ribbon

with length of medal ribbon and larger ring suspension (some medals had this replaced with a bar suspension)

An original Italy Star with length of ribbon

No rips or tears but some staining and spots of grime

in order to closely mimic the shape

the 5th Middlesex did not serve overseas

Original World War Two Newspaper, Daily Mail, 19 July 1944, The Caen Breakthrough Sweetheart Brooches with length of medal ribbonComplete newspaper, not a reproduction, part of a large and well looked after collection. 4 pages. Printed 19th July 1944, the day of the complete capture of Caen by Monty's men, the German outpost that had been holding the allies from breaking out of Normandy.