Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Deschler & Sohn Newly Listed McDonald was transferred to the

McDonald was transferred to the Canadian Army Far East with the 81st Field Regiment RCA

He died on February 22

and a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 13 March 1871

Footnote: Ernst Freiherr von Althaus (born March 19

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Deschler & Sohn Newly Listed McDonald was transferred to the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 78 mm (w) x 47. 98 mm (h), weighing 17. 5 grams, demonstrating moderate loss of finish with a sporadic