Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Newly Listed 1944 at the age of

1944 at the age of 53

survived his own wartime service overseas as an officer with the Royal Regiment of Canada and returned from the war to manage the family firm

and/or Iron Crosses 1st Class

along with various correspondence from the Canadian government addressed to his family while he was a prisoner of the Japanese

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Newly Listed 1944 at the age of(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered feinzink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 47. 95 mm (w) x 47. 68 mm (h), weighing 18. 7 grams, loss