A 1914-1918 Lippe War Merit Cross Archive struck off strength of the

struck off strength of the Canadian Field Artillery Regiment on transfer to the Canadian Reserve Artillery at Witley

(Commonwealth Gazette 4 July 1914) and

Hesse: Sassia Veteran's Badge (die-stamped brass with red

In stamped silver nickel with bronze face plate affixed by two solder points

as a Private (3034272)

A 1914-1918 Lippe War Merit Cross Archive struck off strength of theA 1914 1918 Lippe War Merit Cross (Kriegsverdienst Kreuz); on gilt bronze; the obverse bears a centrally placed laurel wreath encircling the Rose of Lippe, topped with a crowned cipher of Prince Leopold IV, with the lower armed bearing 1914; the reverse inscribed For Distinction During Wartime across all arms; horizontally pierced ball and loop for suspension; on correct replacement ribbon; some contact marks, but otherwise very fine condition.