Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords GTRexclude Williams relinquished his Temporary Commission

Williams relinquished his Temporary Commission with the Canadian Engineers

some maps depict light fraying along the edges

A Gold grade Nahrkampfspange

enlisted after working as a carpenter in July 1916

She was later posted to Freemantle in Australia

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords GTRexclude Williams relinquished his Temporary Commission(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.