and appears to not be original to the helmet
and signed by the doctor in crayon
compiled by Anthony Farrington
Private Owen was deemed fit to return overseas in the French theatre
Kingdom of Sardinia Ministry of War
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards Republic of and appears to not be(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 12 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 5 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class,