Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords GTRexclude while he was serving in

while he was serving in England

that he had previous military service (one month with the 53rd Sherbrooke Regiment and two months with the 22nd Sherbrooke Battery)

the obverse with a circular rope with the lower half of the circle filled with an oak wreath

the two ends held together at the rear via the use of a magnetic metal pin

He was taken on strength at the Canadian Railway Troops Depot on June 9

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords GTRexclude while he was serving in(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross in silvered tombak, the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center, the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939 in raised numbering, measuring 48. 85 mm (w) x 48. 65 mm (h); weighing 21. 8 grams; in virtually mint condition.