A Case For A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords Newly Listed with silk held in place

with silk held in place by a period safety pin

Friedrich Cross 1914-1918 - In bronze

HMS Aphis (coastal patrols off North Africa)

He was struck off strength to the Machine Gun Pool overseas on April 11

with Somerset Struben de Chair passing away in Antigua

A Case For A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords Newly Listed with silk held in placeConstructed of pressed paper with a black faux leather (leatherette) exterior; with an outline of a War Merit Cross First Class with Swords embossed in silver paint; lined interior lid; slotted medal bed; intact interior fabric hinge cover; severed exterior faux leather hinge; measuring 67 mm x 68 mm; light scuffing on the exterior from storage; better than fine condition.