Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Archive Contained within fitted "LDO" case

Contained within fitted "LDO" case of issue

Cannon was preceded at the RPAF by Richard Atcherley

the announcement appearing in the London Gazette 34070 of Tuesday

measuring 36 cm (w) x 21 cm (h)

Pumpkin-coloured celluloid grip features a series of four parallel ridges

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Archive Contained within fitted "LDO" case(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, the suspension loop maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 13 mm (w) x