A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords With Its Matching Medal Ribbon Bar Auction along with a letter from

along with a letter from the War Veteran's Allowance Board and another from Ottawa accompanying his QSA

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After embarkation leave

intact iron core

Red Crescent Medal in silver

A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords With Its Matching Medal Ribbon Bar Auction along with a letter fromA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; bronzed maltese cross; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a period original ribbon; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939 in raised numbering; measuring 47. 40 mm x 47. 49 mm; weighing