Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Second World War Service Newly Listed This Order was awarded to

This Order was awarded to individuals for distinguished service to the state and sovereign

A similar “EREL” logo is embossed on the sweatband along with an inscription of “Stirnschutz” (“Forehead Protection”)

There is an additional brown bakelite button at the rear for the attachment of a separate neck flap

He is documented on the roll of the 45th West Durham Battalion of Infantry (Bowmanville) as having been posted to Bowmanville from March 1 to 18

A Memorial Cross

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Second World War Service Newly Listed This Order was awarded to(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 22 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 7 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A War Merit Cross