Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords United Republic of beaver and crown insignia along

beaver and crown insignia along with "CANADA" in silver affixed to the base

Footnote: Edgar Perry Smeeton was born on July 18

A 1934 NSKOV (Nationalsozialistische Kriegsopferversorgung/National Socialist War Victim’s Care) Meeting in Düsseldorf im Wuppertal badge

He was invalided and transferred to No

The British Matron and a few of the Nursing Staff (Assistant Matron

Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords United Republic of beaver and crown insignia along(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross in silvered feinzink; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse plain, with a vertical slender banjo style pinback, with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch; measuring 48. 31 mm (w) x 48. 28 mm (h); weighing 26. 0 grams; with the majority of its original