Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister GTRexclude uppers in very fine gold-coloured

uppers in very fine gold-coloured bullion wire with a smooth finish and trimmed in two rows of silver-coloured rolled wire on the edges of the protruding spine

the reverse in bronze patination presenting the royal symbol of the Arrows and Yoke

notably wearing an embroidered 1939 Iron Cross II Class in addition to other wards

A 1920 Polish Soldiers Cross of American Volunteers - Bronze gilt

becoming a surveyor for the Beaverton Railway and joined the Prince of Wales' Royal Canadian Dragoons

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister GTRexclude uppers in very fine gold-coloured(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 68 mm (w) x 48. 34 mm (h), weighing 16. 5 grams, in extremely fine condition.