Germany, Imperial; Germany; Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for First and Second World War Service consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Ordre du Mérite Social

Ordre du Mérite Social

edged by black “schwarz” Waffenfarbe piping

original bow-tied ribbon has separated from the badge

He joined the Royal Army Service Corp on 4th September 1914

above the crown are three links of the Order of Carol I collar chain

Germany, Imperial; Germany; Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for First and Second World War Service consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Ordre du Mérite Social(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards for First and Second World War service, including: 1. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from a Third Reich period tri fold ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the