United Kingdom. A Guelphic Order In Gold, Knight’s Cross With Swords, C.1820 GTRexclude with black cotton patches sewn

with black cotton patches sewn in place in the armpits

oxidation evident on the Iron Merit Cross

SCOTTISH HORSE)

of unusual construction

1942 (the obituary gives August 31 as the date of death) during the 4th patrol of U-654

United Kingdom. A Guelphic Order In Gold, Knight’s Cross With Swords, C.1820 GTRexclude with black cotton patches sewnc. 1820 Hannover Guelphic Order Knights Cross with Swords (Guelphen Orden Ritterkreuz mit Schwertern); a gold Maltese cross with ball finals and lions between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a central medallion of multi coloured enamels depicting a white horse above green fields on a red background, surrounded by a blue enameled ring inscribed Nec Aspera Terrent (Latin Even difficulties dont scare us, all surrounded by a green enameled laurel