Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, First Class, By Friedrich Orth United Republic of and a removable backing plate

and a removable backing plate with a threaded stud for uniform attachment

In the name of the Fuhrer and Reichskanzler

Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GOLD

He embarked Liverpool aboard HMT Grampian on January 24th

Gassed during a heavy enemy bombardment near Loos on 6 April 1918

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, First Class, By Friedrich Orth United Republic of and a removable backing plate(Kriegsverdienstkreuz, I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked on pinback with 15 for maker Friedrich Orth, Wien, measuring 49 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.