Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords; Alternate 1957 Version Hold marked Sterling

marked Sterling

Cape Colony

but he was stopped at the gate as he was unable to produce the correct pass

he served in Burma on the Tonhon and Wuntho Expeditions

Footnote: The Comrades of The Great War were formed in 1917 as a non-political association to represent the rights of ex-service men and women who had served or had been discharged from service during World War I

Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords; Alternate 1957 Version Hold marked SterlingAn example of a War Merit Cross First Class with Swords alternate de nazified version; consisting of a silvered and frosted Maltese cross with swords between the arms; the obverse depicting a central oak wreath, dated 1939; the reverse plain, with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; an umarked example; measuring 48. 99 mm (w) x 48. 98 mm (h); weighing 21. 4 grams; slight loss to the finish; in virtually mint condition.