Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Hold Superimposed onto the badge is

Superimposed onto the badge is a single airplane propeller marked “K

each is maker marked "STOKES & SONS MELB" on the reverse

a fraternal order of descendents of those who fought in the American Revolutionary War or otherwise served the struggle for American independence

In bronzed brass

he was transferred to the 15th Infantry Battalion "48th Highlanders of Canada" as a reinforcement

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Hold Superimposed onto the badge is(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered feinzink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika and crossed swords through the centerpiece, the revere with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 47. 63 mm (w) x 47. 55 mm (h), weighing 18. 1 grans, most of