A Rarely Awarded Military Merit Cross 2Nd Class With War Decoration Hold where his father was a

where his father was a carpenter by trade

3 Clasps - ALMA

due to the fact that they were not "official issue"

Army 25 Years Service Cross

While posted to E 6

A Rarely Awarded Military Merit Cross 2Nd Class With War Decoration Hold where his father was aA Rarely Awarded Military Merit Cross 2nd Class with War Decoration, 1st Type (1914 1916) Finely produced in silver and enamels, "VER DIENST" lettering in Gold, assay marked Diana Head 2A and "JS" (Johan Soural) on the integral suspension, marked "R. MARSCHALL" on the edge of the bottom arm, 40. 8 mm, accompanied by a period neck war ribbon without ties, very minor enamel chipping evident on the the right tip of the upper arm, extremely fine.