Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Newly Listed 1944 at the age of

1944 at the age of 53

National Institute of Colonization insignia in gold-colored ink and silver name plate affixed to the lid

HM the King

maker marked "BIRKS" along with a brooch pinback on the reverse

along with various correspondence from the Canadian government addressed to his family while he was a prisoner of the Japanese

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Newly Listed 1944 at the age of(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered feinzink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 47. 95 mm (w) x 47. 68 mm (h), weighing 18. 7 grams, loss