Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords Hold 1917" (September 1917) in black

1917" (September 1917) in black ink handwritten script

measuring 44 mm (w) x 50 mm (h - inclusive of integral suspension)

his CEF Index Cards

the reverse inscribed MEDAILLE FÜR DEUTSCHE VOLKSPFLEGE (MEDAL FOR THE CARE OF THE GERMAN PEOPLE)

He was transferred to Mont de Cats on July 14th

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords Hold 1917" (September 1917) in black(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords piercing the centre of the cross, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 47. 25 mm (w) x 46. 64 mm (h), weighing 20. 3 grams, in better than very fine condition.