Germany. A Mint War Merit Cross First Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Of Lüdenscheid Hold He was drafted under the

He was drafted under the Military Service Act of 1917 and signed his declaration on January 3

" and in the London Gazette 43636 of Tuesday

and a small piece missing in the bottom left corner

he was transferred to the Military Convalescent Hospital at Epsom on August 27th for nine days

the cockade is flanked by a golden-yellow “waffenfarbe” soutache

Germany. A Mint War Merit Cross First Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Of Lüdenscheid Hold He was drafted under the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross in silvered tombac; 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; measuring 48. 33 mm (w) x 48. 01 mm (h); weighing 20. 0 grams; in near mint condition.