Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück GTRexclude His fiance at the time

His fiance at the time was Leonie Dawson of Manly

horizontal brooch pinback

bronze insignia with an overlaying white metal ribbon banner

in order to join the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve

Breast Star - Two-piece construction

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück GTRexclude His fiance at the time(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 42 mm (w) x 48. 26 mm (h), weighing 15. 3 grams, accompanied by its period original