hallmarked and maker marked "WK" and "WILM
surrounded by the motto “Lud(ovicus) M(agnus) In(stituit) 1693” (Louis the Great Instituted in 1693)
He enlisted for service in the South African War with the 2nd Special Service Battalion
as issued from Headquarters
an eagle printed in black ink above the roundel and inscribed "RCAF" in black capitals letters below the roundel
Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Paul Meybauer Auction Archive hallmarked and maker marked "WK"(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 13 for Paul Meybauer, Berlin,