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Naming is officially impressed on the WWI trio

along with the gun shot wound to his head that he sustained on November 24

Order of the Bath

A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Deschler & Sohn In Its Original Case Of Issue Auction Archive " on the underside ofA textbook example of a War Merit Cross First Class with Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwerter); in silvered tombac; vertical banjo style pinback with a sheet metal hinge and a semi rounded wire catch; pinback marked 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Mnchen; measuring 48. 46 mm x 48. 60 mm; weighing 23. 7 grams. Accompanied by its case of issue; constructed of heavy pressed paper with a textured black faux leather (leatherette) exterior; with a