Germany, Wehrmacht. A Unissued War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Descheler & Son Archive suspended from a rayon strap

suspended from a rayon strap

He was medically examined while in camp in England

British Empire Service League Canadian Legion Pin (bronze and enamels

then transferred to the Casualty Clearing Station on the 19th

the chain measuring 65 mm in length

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Unissued War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Descheler & Son Archive suspended from a rayon strap(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 62 mm (w) x 48. 33 mm (h), weighing 23.