Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive foil manufacturer's label inscribed "WILLIAM

foil manufacturer's label inscribed "WILLIAM SCULLY LIMITED MONTREAL" affixed to the black paper backer

his nationality as British

" The announcement of his award of the Military Cross appeared in the Supplement to the London Gazette 36297 of Tuesday

and Jubilee Medal for the 100th Year Anniversary of Lenin's Birth 1870-1970

a Finnish Officer’s board

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive foil manufacturer's label inscribed "WILLIAM(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the revere with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 66 mm (w) x 48. 54 mm (h), weighing 23. 5 grams,