Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, Screwback Version, by Hymmen & Co. GTRexclude He is buried at Barlin

He is buried at Barlin Communal Cemetery at Pas de Calais

hallmarked and maker marked "I R" on the ring

Belt remains in strong leather

with only about ten per cent of those who served receiving the medal

A fuller runs the majority of the length of the top edge of each side

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, Screwback Version, by Hymmen & Co. GTRexclude He is buried at Barlin(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern an Schraubscheibe). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central threaded screwpost retaining an original backplate, the six oclock arm showing an illegible hand etched inscription which is presumably a recipients name, otherwise unmarked but