Certificate: cream coloured paper with black text, a gold crest and a seal; text reads "Civil Defence Canada / This is to Certify that John Langley Petty 135939 enrolled as a Volunteer Worker for Civil Defence in the War against the German Reich and the other Axis Powers, and, as such, served faithfully so long as the need continues. The Government, on behalf of the People of Canada, hereby express appreciation of such services"; it is dated Sept. 5, 1945.