Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue certificate_of_authenticity his Regiment was stationed in

his Regiment was stationed in Waziristan where it was to remain through 1941

the tag marked with the RZM insignia

Officers Mess 5th Ferrying Group A

the announcement appearing in the Sixth Supplement to the London Gazette 37599 of Tuesday

this time as a Rifleman with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue certificate_of_authenticity his Regiment was stationed in(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central date of 1939 within a laurel wreath, with crossed swords piercing the centre, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 70 mm (w) x 49. 34 mm (h), weighing 22. 6 grams, in extremely fine condition.