Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer United Republic of with two silvered aluminum rank

with two silvered aluminum rank pips and number “16” in silvered aluminum on the obverse of both boards

nickel-silver fittings on the shell show light surface wear and gray  age patina

2nd Canadian Divisional Employment Company was discharged upon demobilization at Dispersal Station "B"

his widow was only awarded the Admiralty pension of Fifty Pounds

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer United Republic of with two silvered aluminum rank(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords through the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, 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 48. 03 mm (w) x 47. 64 mm (h), weighing 17. 6 grams, with loss of